This is a list of the pierid butterflies of India. It forms part of the full List of butterflies of India. The family Pieridae, or the whites and yellows are a family of butterflies of moderate or small size. The common names refer to the two predominant colours found on the wings of these butterflies along with markings in black. Of the 1051 species of pierids occurring in the world, 81 species in 21 genera are found in India. Distinguishing features Outline of wings usually regular. Hindwings are never tailed. Forelegs are fully developed in both sexes. The hindwings are channelled at the abdomen to fit the abdomen. Classification Worldwide, family Pieridae has four subfamilies, of which the whites and the yellows are well represented in India. Pierinae or the whites Coliadinae or the yellows Subfamily Pierinae, whites Genus Aporia, blackveins Tibet blackvein, Aporia peloria Hewitson, 1853 Himalayan blackvein, Aporia leucodice (Eversmann, 1843) Dusky blackvein, Aporia nabellica (Boisduval, 1836) Bhutan blackvein, Aporia harrietae (de Nicéville, 1892) Great blackvein, Aporia agathon (Gray, 1832) Genus Baltia, dwarfs Shaw's dwarf, Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873) Butler's dwarf, Baltia butleri Alphéraky, 1889 Genus Pieris, whites Chumbi white, Pieris chumbiensis de Nicéville, 1897 Green banded white, Pieris krueperi devta (de Nicéville, 1884) Greenvein white, Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1767 Naga white, Pieris naganum Moore, 1884 Kashmir white, Pieris deota (de Nicéville, 1884) Large cabbage-white, Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 Indian cabbage white, Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1758 Small cabbage white, Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Pontia, Bath whites Lesser Bath white, Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813) Lofty Bath white, Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800) Eastern Bath white, Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777) Genus Anaphaeis, pioneers Pioneer (caper white), Anaphaeis aurota Fabricius, 1793 Genus Cepora, gulls Common gull, Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 Lesser gull, Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852 Genus Ixias, Indian orange tips White orange tip, Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779 Yellow orange tip, Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 Genus Delias, Jezebels Yellow Jezebel, Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852 Common Jezebel, Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 Painted Jezebel, Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758 Hill Jezebel, Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793 Pale Jezebel, Delias sanaca (Moore, 1857) Dark Jezebel, Delias berinda (Moore, 1872) Redspot Jezebel, Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836 Redbase Jezebel, Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, ? Redbreast Jezebel, Delias acalis Godart, 1819 Genus Prioneris, sawtooths Spotted sawtooth, Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842 Painted sawtooth, Prioneris sita C. Felder, 1865 Redspot sawtooth, Prioneris clemanthe Doubleday, 1846 Genus Appias, puffins and albatrosses Spot puffin,