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Butterfly taxonomy (classification) The skippers The swallowtails The whites The hairstreaks, coppers and blues. Includes the Duke of Burgundy. The nymphalids, fritillaries and browns. Includes the Monarch.

Species Listing

This page contains a listing of primary species only. Click here to see both primary species and secondary species.

Family: Pieridae

The Pieridae family contains species more commonly known as "whites". The vernacular names follow Emmet and Heath (1990). The scientific names follow Bradley (2000).


 Wood White - imago - Botany Bay - 26-May-04 (3)
Wood White Male - Second Brood, Botany Bay/Oaken Wood, Sussex 21-July-05
Wood White
Leptidea sinapis
Male 		Wood White
Leptidea sinapis
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Wood White
Leptidea sinapis
Female 		Wood White
Leptidea sinapis
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo

Reals Wood White - imago - Rosslare, Wexford - Unknown date [Adrian Riley]
Reals Wood White - imago - Northern Ireland - Jun-04 [Mike Duffy]
Réal's Wood White
Leptidea reali
Male 		Réal's Wood White
Leptidea reali
Male Underside
Photo © Adrian Riley 		Réal's Wood White
Leptidea reali
Female 		Réal's Wood White
Leptidea reali
Female Underside
Photo © Mike Duffy

Pale Clouded Yellow - imago - Little Hortobagy, Hungary - 13-Jul-06 (0541)
Pale Clouded Yellow - imago - Little Hortobagy, Hungary - 13-Jul-06 (0544)
Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale
Male 		Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale
Female 		Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles

Bergers Clouded Yellow - imago - Thatcham - 12-Nov-07 (1210) {REARED} Bergers Clouded Yellow - imago - Unknown location - Unknown date (2) [Guy Padfield] Bergers Clouded Yellow - imago - Thatcham - 28-Jul-07 (1103) {REARED}
Berger's Clouded Yellow
Colias alfacariensis
Male 		Berger's Clouded Yellow
Colias alfacariensis
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Berger's Clouded Yellow
Colias alfacariensis
Female
Photo © Guy Padfield 		Berger's Clouded Yellow
Colias alfacariensis
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles

Clouded Yellow Male - Birling Gap, Sussex 1-Oct-09 Clouded Yellow courtship. Bournemouth. 15.Oct.2005 Clouded Yellow Bournemouth 15 Apr 2007
Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus
Male 		Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus
Female
Photo © Mikhail 		Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus
Female Underside
Photo © Mikhail

Brimstone Male, Botany Bay/Oaken Wood, Sussex 14-July-06
Brimstone - imago - Stockbridge Down - 16-Jul-08 (1)
Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Male 		Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Female 		Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Black-Veined White - imago - Thatcham - 20-May-06 (0130) [REARED] Black-Veined White - imago - Thatcham - 14-May-06 (0119) [REARED]
Black-Veined White - imago - Stockbridge Down - 27-Jul-07 (2) [Neil Hulme]
Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi
Female 		Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi
Female Underside
Photo © Neil Hulme
Large White Male - Second Brood, Crawley, Sussex 20-Sept-08 Large White Female - Second Brood, Ashdown Forest, Sussex 22-July-05 Large White - imago - nr Elgin - 06-Jul-06 [Anne Burgess] Large White - imago - Noar Hill - 25-Jul-09 (1)
Large White
Pieris brassicae
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Large White
Pieris brassicae
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Large White
Pieris brassicae
Female
Photo © Anne Burgess 		Large White
Pieris brassicae
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Small White Clive Burrows [Clive Burrows] Small White - imago - Stockbridge Down - 01-Aug-07 (1112) Small White Female - First Brood, Crawley, Sussex 17-April-07 Small White - imago - Pamber Forest - 28-Jun-04
Small White
Pieris rapae
Male
Photo © Clive Burrows 		Small White
Pieris rapae
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Small White
Pieris rapae
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small White
Pieris rapae
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Green-Veined White - imago - Clayton, Staffordshire - 21-Apr-09 [John Wood] Green-Veined White - imago - Crabtree Plantation - 03-Jul-06 (0443) Green-Veined White - imago - Fakenham - Unknown date [Adrian Riley] Green Veined White Female - First Brood, Crawley, Sussex 27-April-06
Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Male
Photo © John Wood 		Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Female
Photo © Adrian Riley 		Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo


08 P. daplidice 1 Roc D'Aude 1407 003 Bath White - imago - Midden Beemster, Noord Holland - Unknown date [Rob Abraham]
Bath White
Pontia daplidice
Male 		Bath White
Pontia daplidice
Male Underside 		Bath White
Pontia daplidice
Female
Photo © Paul 		Bath White
Pontia daplidice
Female Underside
Photo © Rob Abraham
Orange-Tip - imago - Hosehill Lake - 29-Apr-06 Orange tip Male Denham Quarry 08 04 2009 Orange-Tip - imago - Thatcham - 04-May-08 (2) Orange Tip Female, Crawley, Sussex 9-May-06
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Male Underside
Photo © sahikmet 		Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo

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