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Whites
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Whites

Pierinae

The Pierinae are a large subfamily of pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the whites. It includes the following species (additional species can be found under the tribes listed in the adjacent box):

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8 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Pierini

tribePierini

Marbles and Orangetips

tribeAnthocharidini

Teracolini

tribeTeracolini

Colotini

tribeColotini

Leptosiaini

tribeLeptosiaini

Elodinini

tribeElodinini

Nepheroniini

tribeNepheroniini

Calopierini

tribeCalopierini

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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