Pieriballia

Pieriballia
Pieriballia viardi viardi from Oxchuc, Chiapas, Mexico
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: NeogeiaVerity, 1947 Species: Pieris viardiBoisduval, 1836 Mylothris viardi Pieris habraDoubleday, 1846 Pieris laogoreGodman & Salvin, [1889] Itabalia viardi f. intermediaVázquez, 1954 Pieris mandelaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1861 Itaballia mandela Haballia mandela Pieris noctipennisButler & H. Druce, 1872 Pieris apicalisButler, 1898 Pieris locusta cocanaFruhstorfer, 1907 Pieris mandela xanthomelasRöber, 1908 Pieris locusta richardiMartin, [1923] ( nom. nud. ) Pieris tithoreidesButler, 1898 Pieris locusta rubeculaFruhstorfer, 1907 Pieris locusta rubecula f. permagnaFruhstorfer, 1907 Pieris mandela pallidaRöber, 1908 (preocc. Scudder, 1861) Pieriballia mandela leucaniaRöber, 1924 Pieris mandela f. impunctataBreyer, 1939 Pieris mandela maranonensisJoicey & Talbot, 1928

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. ^[2] Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States. ^[3] The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests. ^[2]

The wingspan is about 57 mm (2.2 in).

The larvae feed on Capparis pseudocacao .

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: ^[1]

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

References

1. Savela, Markku (November 9, 2014). "Pieriballia viardi (Boisduval, 1836)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
2. "Viardi White" ^[usurped] . Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes. Learn About Butterflies. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
3. Quinn, Mike (December 31, 2017). "Species Pieriballia viardi - Painted White - Hodges#4189.3". BugGuide. Retrieved January 10, 2020.