Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
There are around 1,100 species of butterfly in this family. They are found in all parts of the world.
Most species are small to medium in size with white or yellow wings. Many species have black spots or edges on their wings.
Many caterpillars in this family eat the leaves and flowers of plants in the brassicaceae (mustard) and fabaceae (legume) families.