Painted White

Pieriballia viardi

"Pieriballia" is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae erected by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1933. Its only species, "Pieriballia viardi", the painted white or viardi white, was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay. Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States.
Painted White (Pieriballia viardi) Morro de Calzada, San Martín, Peru. Jun 4, 2024 Fall,Geotagged,Peru,Pieriballia,Pieriballia viardi

Appearance

The wingspan is about 57 mm.

Naming

The following subspecies are recognised:
⤷ "P. v. viardi"
⤷ "P. v. locusta"
⤷ "P. v. mandela"
⤷ "P. v. noctipennis"
⤷ "P. v. apicalis"
⤷ "P. v. tithoreides"
⤷ "P. v. rubecula"
⤷ "P. v. molione"
⤷ "P. v. decorata"
⤷ "P. v. interposita"

Habitat

The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests.

Food

The larvae feed on "Capparis pseudocacao".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusPieriballia
SpeciesP. viardi
Photographed in
Peru