This is a list of the butterflies of family Pieridae, or the "whites", which are found in Europe. It is a part of List of the butterflies of Europe.
Subfamily Dismorphiinae
Subfamily Coliadinae
- Berger's clouded yellow, Colias alfacariensis <small>Ribbe, 1805</small>
- Clouded yellow, Colias croceus <small>(Fourcroy, 1785)</small>
- Northern clouded yellow, Colias hecla <small>Lefèbvre, 1836</small>
- Pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Eastern pale clouded yellow, Colias erate <small>(Esper, 1805)</small>
- Pale Arctic clouded yellow, Colias palaeno <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small>
- Mountain clouded yellow, Colias phicomone <small>(Esper, 1780)</small>
- Greek clouded yellow, Colias aurorina <small>Herrich-Schäffer, 1850</small>
- Lesser clouded yellow, Colias chrysotheme <small>Esper, 1781</small>
- Booth's sulphur, Colias tyche <small>(de Böber, 1812)</small>
- Balkan clouded yellow, Colias caucasica <small>Staudinger, 1871</small>
- Danube clouded yellow, Colias myrmidone <small>Esper, 1780</small>
- African migrant, Catopsilia florella <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
- Cleopatra, Gonepteryx cleopatra <small>(Linnaeus, 1767)</small>
- Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Powdered brimstone, Gonepteryx farinosa <small>(Zeller, 1847)</small>
- Canary Island brimstone, Gonepteryx cleobule <small>(Hübner, 1824)</small> Endemic to Canary Islands
- Gonepteryx eversi <small>Rehnelt, 1974</small> Endemic to Canary Islands
Subfamily Pierinae
- Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines <small>(Linnaeus 1758)</small>
- Eastern orange tip, Anthocharis damone <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Provence orange tip, Anthocharis euphenoides <small>Staudinger, 1869</small>
- Grüner's orange tip, Anthocharis gruneri <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)</small>
- Black-veined white, Aporia crataegi <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Small orange tip, Colotis evagore <small>(Klug, 1829)</small>
- Eastern dappled white, Euchloe ausonia <small>(Hübner, 1804)</small>
- Western dappled white, Euchloe crameri <small>Butler, 1869</small>
- Portuguese dappled white, Euchloe tagis <small>(Hübner, 1804)</small>
- Corsican dappled white, Euchloe insularis <small>(Staudinger, 1861)</small> Endemic to Corsica and Sardinia
- Greenish black-tip, Euchloe charlonia <small>(Donzel, 1842)</small>
- Spanish greenish black-tip, Euchloe bazae <small>Fabiano, 1993</small> Endemic to Spain
- Eastern greenish black-tip, Euchloe penia <small>(Freyer, 1805)</small>
- Green-striped white, Euchloe belemia <small>(Esper, 1800)</small>
- Mountain dappled white, Euchloe simplonia <small>(Boisduval, 1878)</small>
- Large white, Pieris brassicae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Canary Islands large white, Pieris cheiranthi <small>(Hübner, 1808)</small>
- Dark-veined white, Pieris bryoniae <small>(Hübner, 1806)</small>
- Mountain small white, Pieris ergane <small>(Geyer, 1828)</small>
- Southern small white, Pieris mannii <small>(Mayer, 1851)</small>
- Green-veined white, Pieris napi <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Small white, Pieris rapae <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Krueper's small white, Pieris krueperi <small>Staudinger, 1860</small>
- Lofty Bath white, Pontia callidice <small>(Hübner, 1806)</small>
- Bath white, Pontia daplidice <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Eastern Bath white, Pontia edusa <small>(Fabricius, 1777)</small>
- Lesser Bath white, Pontia chloridice <small>(Hübner, 1813)</small>
- Sooty orange tip, Zegris eupheme <small>(Esper, 1805)</small>
References
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- Higgins, L.G., (1975). The Classification of European Butterflies. London, Collins, 320 pp.
- C Della Bruna, E Gallo, Valerio Sbordoni (2013). "Pieridae Part 1 Subfamily Pierinae, tribe Pierini (partim)". Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Volume: 31 Omnes Artes
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See also