Whites (butterfly) - Definition and Overview

Large White
Large White a Pieris Species
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Ditrysia Division: Rhopalocera Superfamily: Papilionoidea Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Pierinae Tribe: Pierini Genus: Pieris
Species
Pieris angelika Pieris brassicae Pieris marginalis Pieris napi Pieris rapae and many more

Pieris is a widespread genus of butterflies, many of whose caterpillars feed on cabbages and other members of the brassica family. The crop damaging species have spread from Eurasia to most of the rest of the world, and are considered a pest insect almost everywhere.