Pieridae

plural noun
Pi·​er·​i·​dae | \ pīˈerəˌdē\

Definition of Pieridae

: a very large and almost cosmopolitan family of butterflies formerly regarded as a subfamily of Papilionidae that comprises the cabbage butterflies, sulphur butterflies, and others having three pairs of well-developed legs in both sexes and being usually of medium size and white or yellow color with dark markings especially on the edges of the wings

History and Etymology for Pieridae

New Latin, from Pieris, type genus + -idae

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