Whites and Allies (Pieridae)

Butterfly families / species [2507]

Butterflies (Rhopalocera) [2259]
- [87] Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
  - [15] • Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
  - • Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor)
  - [19] • Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius)
  - [23] • Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena)
  - • Eastern Festoon (Zerynthia cerisy)
  - [11] • Apollo (Parnassius apollo)
  - [19] • Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne)
- [230] Whites and Allies (Pieridae)
  - [14] • Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi)
  - [20] • Large White (Pieris brassicae)
  - [26] • Small White (Pieris rapae)
  - [2] • Southern Small White (Pieris mannii)
  - [17] • Mountain Small White (Pieris ergane)
  - [28] • Green-veined White (Pieris napi)
  - • Balkan Green-veined White (Pieris balcana)
  - [9] • Eastern Bath White (Pontia edusa)
  - • Eastern Dappled White (Euchloe ausonia)
  - [19] • Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines)
  - • Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone)
  - • Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale)
  - [19] • Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus)
  - • Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica)
  - [10] • Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis)
  - • Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias erate)
  - [25] • Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
  - [18] • Cleopatra (Gonepteryx cleopatra)
  - [22] • Wood White (Leptidea sinapis)
  - • Réal's Wood White (Leptidea reali)
  - • Cryptic Wood White (Leptidea juvernica)
  - [1] • Fenton’s Wood White (Leptidea morsei)
- [551] Gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae)
  - [5] • Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)
  - [4] • Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus)
  - [8] • Sloe Hairstreak (Satyrium acaciae)
  - [13] • Ilex Hairstreak (Satyrium ilicis)
  - [14] • Blue Spot Hairstreak (Satyrium spini)
  - [8] • White-letter Hairstreak (Satyrium w-album)
  - [1] • Black Hairstreak (Satyrium pruni)
  - [12] • Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
  - [20] • Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
  - [20] • Large Copper (Lycaena dispar)
  - [16] • Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae)
  - [2] • Grecian Copper (Lycaena ottomana)
  - [27] • Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus)
  - [15] • Purple Shot Copper (Lycaena alciphron)
  - • Lesser Fiery Copper (Lycaena thersamon)
  - [8] • Purple-edged Copper (Lycaena hippothoe)
  - • Balkan Copper (Lycaena candens)
  - [1] • Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
  - [1] • Geranium bronze (Cacyreus marshalli)
  - • Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous)
  - [5] • Little Tiger Blue (Tarucus balkanicus)
  - [24] • Short-tailed Blue (Cupido argiades)
  - [3] • Eastern Short-tailed Blue (Cupido decoloratus)
  - [8] • Provençal Short-tailed Blue (Cupido alcetas)
  - [15] • Small Blue (Cupido minimus)
  - [1] • Osiris Blue (Cupido osiris)
  - [20] • Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
  - [3] • Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis)
  - [6] • Alcon Blue (Phengaris alcon)
  - [7] • Large Blue (Phengaris arion)
  - [15] • Scarce Large Blue (Phengaris teleius)
  - [5] • Dusky Large Blue (Phengaris nausithous)
  - [1] • Iolas Blue (Iolana iolas)
  - [15] • Eastern Baton Blue (Pseudophilotes vicrama)
  - [19] • Chequered Blue (Scolitantides orion)
  - [27] • Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
  - • Idas Blue (Plebejus idas)
  - • Reverdin's Blue (Plebejus argyrognomon)
  - • Geranium Argus (Aricia eumedon)
  - [21] • Brown Argus (Aricia agestis)
  - • Mountain Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
  - [10] • Blue Argus (Aricia anteros)
  - [19] • Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus)
  - [5] • Damon Blue (Polyommatus damon)
  - [4] • Escher's Blue (Polyommatus escheri)
  - [14] • Amanda's Blue (Polyommatus amandus)
  - [4] • Chapman's Blue (Polyommatus thersites)
  - [4] • Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus admetus)
  - [9] • Ripart's Anomalous Blue (Polyommatus ripartii)
  - [16] • Turquoise Blue (Polyommatus dorylas)
  - [23] • Meleager's Blue (Polyommatus daphnis)
  - [21] • Chalk-hill Blue (Polyommatus coridon)
  - [20] • Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus)
  - [29] • Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)
  - [3] • Eros Blue (Polyommatus eros)
- [15] Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
  - [15] • Duke of Burgundy Fritillary (Hamearis lucina)
- [634] Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
  - [6] • Nettle-tree Butterfly (Libythea celtis)
  - • Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
  - [6] • Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius)
  - [18] • Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)
  - [26] • Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia)
  - • Freyer's Purple Emperor (Apatura metis)
  - • Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi)
  - [18] • Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)
  - [16] • White Admiral (Limenitis camilla)
  - [21] • Common Glider (Neptis sappho)
  - [7] • Hungarian Glider (Neptis rivularis)
  - [6] • Camberwell Beauty (Nymphalis antiopa)
  - [6] • Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros)
  - • Scarce Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis xanthomelas)
  - • False Comma (Nymphalis vaualbum)
  - [23] • Peacock (Aglais io)
  - [23] • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
  - [18] • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
  - [19] • Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
  - [24] • Comma (Polygonia c-album)
  - [5] • Southern Comma (Polygonia egea)
  - [36] • Map (Araschnia levana)
  - [6] • Cardinal (Argynnis pandora)
  - [29] • Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
  - [21] • Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)
  - [16] • High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe)
  - [20] • Niobe fritillary (Argynnis niobe)
  - [21] • Queen of Spain Fritillary (Issoria lathonia)
  - [17] • Twin-spot Fritillary (Brenthis hecate)
  - [18] • Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis daphne)
  - [10] • Lesser Marbled Fritillary (Brenthis ino)
  - [19] • Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
  - • Titania's Fritillary (Boloria titania)
  - [14] • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
  - [21] • Weaver's Fritillary (Boloria dia)
  - [18] • Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia)
  - [18] • Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)
  - [30] • Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)
  - [19] • Lesser Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea trivia)
  - [13] • False Heath Fritillary (Melitaea diamina)
  - [23] • Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia)
  - • Nickerl's Fritillary (Melitaea aurelia)
  - [7] • Assmann's Fritillary (Melitaea britomartis)
  - • Scarce Fritillary (Euphydryas maturna)
  - [16] • Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)
- [532] Browns (Satyrinae)
  - [28] • Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)
  - [15] • Balkan Marbled White (Melanargia larissa)
  - [13] • Woodland Grayling (Hipparchia fagi)
  - [11] • Eastern Rock Grayling (Hipparchia syriaca)
  - [16] • Grayling (Hipparchia semele)
  - • Balkan Grayling (Hipparchia senthes)
  - [11] • Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus)
  - [17] • The Hermit (Chazara briseis)
  - • White-banded Grayling (Pseudochazara anthelea)
  - [27] • Great Sooty Satyr (Satyrus ferula)
  - [30] • Dryad (Minois dryas)
  - [15] • Great Banded Grayling (Brintesia circe)
  - [7] • False Grayling (Arethusana arethusa)
  - [18] • Arran Brown (Erebia ligea)
  - [10] • Large Ringlet (Erebia euryale)
  - [14] • Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron)
  - [34] • Scotch Argus (Erebia aethiops)
  - [3] • de Prunner's Ringlet (Erebia triaria)
  - [12] • Woodland Ringlet (Erebia medusa)
  - • Silky Ringlet (Erebia gorge)
  - • Ottoman Brassy Ringlet (Erebia ottomana)
  - [5] • Water Ringlet (Erebia pronoe)
  - [5] • Black Ringlet (Erebia melas)
  - • Styrian Ringlet (Erebia stiria)
  - [19] • Bright Eyed Ringlet (Erebia oeme)
  - [2] • Dalmatian Ringlet (Proterebia afra)
  - [26] • Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
  - [9] • Dusky Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lycaon)
  - [2] • Oriental Meadow Brown (Hyponephele lupina)
  - [13] • Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus)
  - [7] • Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus)
  - [13] • Southern gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia)
  - [9] • Eastern Large Heath (Coenonympha rhodopensis)
  - [20] • Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)
  - [15] • Pearly Heath (Coenonympha arcania)
  - [18] • Chestnut Heath (Coenonympha glycerion)
  - • False Ringlet (Coenonympha oedippus)
  - [20] • Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)
  - [27] • Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera)
  - [21] • Large Wall Brown (Lasiommata maera)
  - [5] • Northern Wall Brown (Lasiommata petropolitana)
  - [15] • Woodland Brown (Lopinga achine)
  - • Lattice Brown (Kirinia roxelana)
- [210] Skippers (Hesperiidae)
  - [19] • Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae)
  - • Southern Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvoides)
  - [2] • Large Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus alveus)
  - [2] • Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus armoricanus)
  - [13] • Olive Skipper (Pyrgus serratulae)
  - [2] • Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae)
  - [3] • Safflower Skipper (Pyrgus carthami)
  - • Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius)
  - [11] • Orbed Red-underwing Skipper (Spialia orbifer)
  - • Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto)
  - [11] • Mallow Skipper (Carcharodus alceae)
  - [2] • Marbled Skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae)
  - [15] • Tufted Skipper (Carcharodus flocciferus)
  - [1] • Oriental Skipper (Carcharodus orientalis)
  - [16] • Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages)
  - [18] • Large Chequered Skipper (Heteropterus morpheus)
  - [20] • Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
  - [8] • Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon)
  - [11] • Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
  - [20] • Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)
  - [9] • Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma)
  - [26] • Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)
  - • Mediterranean Skipper (Gegenes nostrodamus)
  - [1] • Pigmy Skipper (Gegenes pumilio)
Moths (Heterocera) [216]
- [10] Saturniids (Saturniidae)
  - [6] • Giant Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri)
  - [1] • Saturnia pavoniella
  - [1] • Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi)
  - [2] • Japanese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea yamamai)
- [20] Hawk Moths (Sphingidae)
  - [5] • Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
  - [1] • Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
  - [2] • Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri)
  - [2] • Oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii)
  - [1] • Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)
  - [2] • Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)
  - [2] • Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus)
  - [2] • Oak Hawk-moth (Marumba quercus)
  - [2] • Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus)
  - [1] • Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)
- [5] Hook-tips (Drepanidae)
  - [1] • Spiny Hook-tip (Watsonalla uncinula)
  - [1] • Peach-Blossom (Thyatira batis)
  - [1] • Barred Hook-tip (Watsonalla cultraria)
  - [1] • Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)
  - [1] • Scarce Hook-tip (Sabra harpagula)
- [41] Geometer Moths (Geometridae)
  - [1] • Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
  - [3] • Common Heath (Ematurga atomaria)
  - [1] • Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
  - [1] • Great Oak Beauty (Hypomecis roboraria)
  - [2] • Blood-vein (Timandra comae)
  - [6] • Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)
  - [1] • Olive-tree Beauty (Peribatodes umbraria)
  - [1] • Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
  - [1] • Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)
  - [1] • Embellished Thorn (Campaea honoraria)
  - [1] • Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria)
  - [1] • The Gem (Orthonama obstipata)
  - [1] • Coenotephria ablutaria
  - [1] • Galium Carpet (Epirrhoe galiata)
  - [1] • Speckled Beauty (Fagivorina arenaria)
  - [1] • Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
  - [1] • Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)
  - [1] • Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
  - [1] • Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria)
  - [1] • Clay Triple-lines (Cyclophora linearia)
  - [1] • Barberry Carpet Moth (Pareulype berberata)
  - [3] • Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia)
  - [3] • Black-veined Moth (Siona lineata)
  - [1] • Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
  - [1] • Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)
  - [1] • Lewes Wave (Scopula immorata)
  - [1] • Small Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
  - [1] • Alpine Wave (Heliomata glarearia)
  - [1] • Narrow Rose-banded Wave (Rhodostrophia calabra)
- [1] Eggars (Lasiocampidae)
  - [1] • Pine Lappet (Dendrolimus pini)
- [51] Erebidae
  - [6] • Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica)
  - [1] • Wood Tiger (Arctia plantaginis)
  - [3] • Scarlet Tiger Moth (Callimorpha dominula)
  - [5] • Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)
  - [1] • Blue Underwing (Catocala fraxini)
  - [1] • French Red Underwing (Catocala elocata)
  - [1] • Minsmere Crimson Underwing (Catocala conjuncta)
  - [10] • Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
  - [2] • Penthophera morio
  - [12] • Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea)
  - [1] • Four-spotted Footman (Lithosia quadra)
  - [1] • Discrete Chaperon (Cymbalophora pudica)
  - [1] • Green Drab (Ophiusa tirhaca)
  - [2] • Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio)
  - [4] • Mother Shipton (Euclidia mi)
- [27] Owlet Moths (Noctuidae)
  - [4] • Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
  - [1] • Lettuce Shark (Cucullia lactucae)
  - [1] • The Mullein (Cucullia verbasci)
  - [1] • Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
  - [1] • Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
  - [1] • Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
  - [1] • Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
  - [1] • Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
  - [1] • Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
  - [1] • Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
  - [1] • Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)
  - [1] • Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)
  - [1] • Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
  - [1] • Clancy's Rustic (Caradrina kadenii)
  - [1] • Episema tersa
  - [1] • Dewick’s Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa)
  - [2] • L-album Wainscot (Mythimna l-album)
  - [3] • Spotted Sulphur (Acontia trabealis)
  - [1] • Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
  - [1] • Tomato Looper (Chrysodeixis chalcites)
  - [1] • Bordered Straw (Heliothis peltigera)
- [1] Tuft Moths (Nolidae)
  - [1] • Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana)
- [3] Swift Moths (Hepialidae)
  - [1] • Triodia adriaticus
  - [2] • Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina)
- [36] Burnet Moths (Zygaenidae)
  - [5] • Variable Burnet (Zygaena ephialtes)
  - [11] • Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae)
  - [6] • Crepuscular Burnet (Zygaena carniolica)
  - [2] • Slender Scotch Burnet (Zygaena loti)
  - [1] • New Forest burnet (Zygaena viciae)
  - [6] • Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena lonicerae)
  - [5] • Transparent Burnet (Zygaena purpuralis)
- [2] Miller Moths (Cossidae)
  - [2] • Goat Moth (Cossus cossus)
- [1] Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae)
  - [1] • Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis)
- [2] Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae)
  - [1] • Altenia scriptella
  - [1] • Dichomeris ustalella
- [5] Grass Moths (Crambidae)
  - [3] • Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
  - [1] • Antigastra catalaunalis
  - [1] • Diasemiopsis ramburialis
- [3] Plume Moths (Pterophoridae)
  - [3] • White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)
- [3] Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae)
  - [1] • Pyralis regalis
  - [1] • Dioryctria mendacella
  - [1] • Oxybia transversella
- [3] Fungus Moths (Tineidae)
  - [3] • Euplocamus anthracinalis
- [2] Leafroller Moths (Tortricidae)
  - [1] • European Vine Moth (Lobesia botrana)
  - [1] • Hook-tipped Roller (Ancylis apicella)
Other [32]
- [18] Other butterflies
  - [13] • Unidentified butterflies
  - [5] • Photographed outside Croatia
- [14] Butterfly babitats
  - [11] • Habitats
  - [3] • Plants

Whites and Allies (family)

Pieridae (Swainson, 1820)

Whites have white or yellow rounded wings with black spots. In Croatia you can find 21 species.

Black-veined White

Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 14]
Large White

Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 20]
Small White

Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 26]
Southern Small White

Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)

[Number of photos: 2]
Mountain Small White

Pieris ergane (Geyer, 1828)

[Number of photos: 17]
Green-veined White

Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 28]
Balkan Green-veined White

Pieris balcana (Lorković, 1968)

[Number of photos: 0]
Eastern Bath White

Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)

[Number of photos: 9]
Eastern Dappled White

Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)

[Number of photos: 0]
Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 19]
Danube Clouded Yellow

Colias myrmidone (Esper, 1781)

[Number of photos: 0]
Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 0]
Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)

[Number of photos: 19]
Balkan Clouded Yellow

Colias caucasica (Staudinger, 1871)

[Number of photos: 0]
Berger's Clouded Yellow

Colias alfacariensis (Ribbe, 1905)

[Number of photos: 10]
Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias erate (Esper, 1805)

[Number of photos: 0]
Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 25]
Cleopatra

Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)

[Number of photos: 18]
Wood White

Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)

[Number of photos: 22]
Réal's Wood White

Leptidea reali (Reissinger, 1989)

[Number of photos: 0]
Cryptic Wood White

Leptidea juvernica (Williams, 1946)

[Number of photos: 0]
Fenton’s Wood White

Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1881)

[Number of photos: 1]

Whites and Allies (family)

Black-veined White

Large White

Small White

Southern Small White

Mountain Small White

Green-veined White

Balkan Green-veined White

Eastern Bath White

Eastern Dappled White

Orange Tip

Danube Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow

Balkan Clouded Yellow

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Brimstone

Cleopatra

Wood White

Réal's Wood White

Cryptic Wood White

Fenton’s Wood White