Pieriballia

Pieriballia
Pieriballia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Pieriballia
Klots, 1933
Species: P. viardi
Binomial name
Pieriballia viardi
(Boisduval, 1836)[1]
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Neogeia Verity, 1947

Species:

  • Pieris viardi Boisduval, 1836
  • Mylothris viardi
  • Pieris habra Doubleday, 1846
  • Pieris laogore Godman & Salvin, [1889]
  • Itabalia viardi f. intermedia Vázquez, 1954
  • Pieris mandela C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Itaballia mandela
  • Haballia mandela
  • Pieris noctipennis Butler & Druce, 1872
  • Pieris apicalis Butler, 1898
  • Pieris locusta cocana Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pieris mandela xanthomelas Röber, 1908
  • Pieris locusta richardi Martin, [1923] (nom. nud.)
  • Pieris tithoreides Butler, 1898
  • Pieris locusta rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pieris locusta rubecula f. permagna Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Pieris mandela pallida Röber, 1908 (preocc. Scudder, 1861)
  • Pieriballia mandela leucania Röber, 1924
  • Pieris mandela f. impunctata Breyer, 1939
  • Pieris mandela maranonensis Joicey & Talbot, 1928

Pieriballia is a genus of butterflies in the Pieridae family. It consists of only one species, Pieriballia viardi, the Painted White or Viardi White. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay.[2] Strays can be found in southern Texas.[3] The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloudforests.[2]

The wingspan is about 57 mm (2.2 in).

The larvae feed on Capparis pseudocacao.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Pieriballia viardi viardi (Mexico, Honduras)
  • Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Colombia)
  • Pieriballia viardi mandela (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • Pieriballia viardi noctipennis (Butler & Druce, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Pieriballia viardi apicalis (Butler, 1898) (Ecuador)
  • Pieriballia viardi tithoreides (Butler, 1898) (Ecuador)
  • Pieriballia viardi rubecula (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Bolivia)
  • Pieriballia viardi molione (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Paraguay, Argentina)
  • Pieriballia viardi decorata (Joicey & Talbot, 1928) (Peru)
  • Pieriballia viardi interposita (Joicey & Talbot, 1928) (Peru)

References

  1. ^ a b Pieriballia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ a b Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
  3. ^ Bug Guide


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