Definition of Pierids. Meaning of Pierids. Synonyms of Pierids

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Definition of Pierids

Pierid
Pierid Pi"er*id, n. [See Peirides.] (Zo["o]l.) Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

Meaning of Pierids from wikipedia

- varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow, or orange in coloration, often with black...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 1 species   Critically endangered (CR): 195 species   Endangered (EN): 343 species   Vulnerable (VU): 608 species   Near threatened...
- luna) Lachnocnema sosia Spanish purple hairstreak (Laeosopis roboris) Cream pierid blue (Larinopoda lircaea) Badham's blue (Lepidochrysops badhami) Barnes'...
- 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...
- Larinopoda lircaea, the cream pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial...
-   Extinct in the wild (EW): 2 species   Critically endangered (CR): 393 species   Endangered (EN): 626 species   Vulnerable (VU): 1,081 species   Near...
- Mating in pierid Catopsilia pyranthe of male with newly emerged female....
- especially in the butterfly families of Nymphalidae and Pieridae. An Old World pierid butterfly, the common gr**** yellow (Eurema hecabe) has a darker summer adult...
- luna) Lachnocnema sosia Spanish purple hairstreak (Laeosopis roboris) Cream pierid blue (Larinopoda lircaea) Badham's blue (Lepidochrysops badhami) Barnes'...
- Larinopoda aspidos, the Nigerian pierid blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890...