Index lepidopterorum Indiae (Pieridae)
Hic commentarius est index papilionum familiae Pieridarum in India endemicorum. Is est pars pleni indicis lepidopterorum Indiae.

Familia Pieridae sunt papiliones parvi vel magnitudinis mediocris. Nomina Anglica ad duos colores praecipuos in alis, cum signis nigris, spectat.

Ex speciebus 1051 quae per orbem terrarum inveniuntur, 81 species in 21 generibus in India habitant.

Distinctae familiae proprietates
 Margines alarum usitate constantes; alae posteriores numquam caudatae.
 Crura anteriora in ambobus sexibus evoluta.
 Alae posteriores in abdomine canalizatae ut in abdomine aptent.

Classificatio
Familiae Pieridis sunt quattuor subfamiliae, quarum Pierinae et Coliadinae in India inveniuntur.
 Pierinae (Anglice whites)
 Coliadinae (Anglice yellows)
 Dismorphiinae (sex genera papilionum neotropica et unum genus, Leptidea, in regione Palearctica, sed in India non inventa)
 Pseudopontiinae (una species, in Africa Occidentali tropica)

Subfamilia Pierinae (Anglice whites)

Genus Aporia (Anglice blackveins) 
Aporia peloria Hewitson, 1853
Aporia leucodice (Eversman, 1843) 
Aporia nabellica (Boisduval, 1836)
Aporia harrietae (de Nicéville, 1892) 
Aporia agathon (Gray, 1832)

Genus Baltia (Anglice dwarfs) 
Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873)
Baltia butleri Alphéraky, 1889

Genus Pieris (Anglice whites)
Pieris chumbiensis de Nicéville, 1897
Pieris kreuperi devta (de Nicéville, 1884)
Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1767 
Pieris naganum Moore, 1884 
Pieris deota (de Nicéville, 1884)
Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768
Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758

Genus Pontia (Anglice bath whites)
Pontia chloridice  Hübner, 1803/18
Pontia callidis kalora (Moore, 1865)
Pontia daplidice Carolus Linnaeus, 1758

Genus Anaphaeis (Anglice pioneers) 
Pioneer (Caper White), Anaphaeis aurota Fabricius, 1793

Genus Cepora (Anglice gulls)Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852

Genus Ixias (Anglice Indian orange tips)Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764

Genus Delias (Anglice jezebels)Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Delias sanaca (Moore,1857)Delias berinda (Moore,1872)Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, (?)Delias acalis Godart, 1819

Genus Prioneris (Anglice  sawtooths)Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Prioneris sita C. Felder, 1865Prioneris clemanthe Doubleday, 1846

Genus Appias (Anglice puffins, albatrosses)Appias lalage (Doubleday, 1842)Appias indra Moore, 1857Appias libythea Fabricius, 1775Appias olferna Fabricius, 1775Appias lyncida Cramer, 1777Appias albina FelderAppias wardii (Moore, 1884)Appias nero galba (Wallace, 1867)Appias panda chrysea Fruhstorfer, 1903

Genus Leptosia (Anglice  psyche)Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793

Genus Euchloe (Anglice  little whites)Euchloe charlonia lucilla Butler, 1886Euchloe ausonia dephalis Hübner 1803

Genus Hebomoia (Anglice  great orange tips)Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758

Genus Colotis (Anglice arabs)Colotis amata Fabricius, 1775Colotis phisadia (Godart, 1819)Colotis vestalis (Butler, 1876)Colotis fausta (Olivier, 1804)Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Colotis danae (Fabricius, 1775)

Genus Pareronia (Anglice  wanderers)Pareronia avatar (Moore, 1858)Pareronia ceylanica (C. & R. Felder, 1865)Pareronia valeria (Cramer, 1776)

Subfamilia Coliadinae (Anglice yellows)

Genus Catopsilia (Anglice emigrants) Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Catopsilia pyranthe Latreille, 1758

Genus Gonepteryx (Anglice brimstones) Gonepteryx rhamni Latreille, 1758Gonepteryx mahaguru Ménétriés, 1859

Genus Dercas (Anglice sulphurs)Dercas verhuelli (Hoeven, 1839)Dercas lycorias (DoubleDay, 1842)

Genus Eurema (Anglice grass yellows)Eurema andersonii MooreEurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Eurema brigitta Cramer, 1780Eurema hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Eurema lacteola Distant, 1886Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Eurema nilgiriensisGenus Gandaca (Anglice tree yellows)Gandaca harina (Horsfield, 1829)

Genus Colias (Anglice clouded yellows)Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904Colias croceus Geoffroy, 1785Colias dubia Elwes, 1906Colias eogene C. Felder, 1865Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Colias ladakensis C. Felder, 1865Colias nilgiriensis*Colias nina Fawcett, 1904Colias stoliczkana MooreColias thrasibulus Fabricius, 1910

Vita
Ovum. Ova sunt longa, ampulliformia, per latera costata, plerumque alba, sed ad ultimum ad flavum vel aurantium, vel maculis rubris praedita. 
Larva.  Larvae sunt cylindricae et lenes, plerumque tuberculis setosis tectae, plerumque virides, pallescentibus lineis in longitudinem praeditae.
Chrysalis. Chrysalis est angularis, capite acuto, in longo naso aliquando producto.

Victus
Plantae quibus vescuntur multo inter se variant; est autem principium generale: Pierinae plerumque Capparidaceis, flavi plerumque Leguminosis vescuntur.

Bibliographia
 Evans, W. H. 1932. The Identification of Indian Butterflies. Ed. 2a. Mumbai: Bombay Natural History Society.
 Gaonkar, Harish. 1996. Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka): A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 
 Gay, Thomas, Isaac Kehimkar, et J. C. Punetha. 1992. Common Butterflies of India. Mumbai: WWF-India et Oxford University Press.
 Haribal, Meena. 1994. Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History. Kunte, Krushnamegh. 2005. Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
 Wynter-Blyth, M.A. 1957. Butterflies of the Indian Region.'' Mumbai: Bombay Natural History Society.

Nexus externi
 Idaho Museum of Natural History, imnh.isu.edu
 "Indian Butterflies - Pieridae", nerdybirders.com
 LepIndex, NHM, London, nhm.ac.uk
 "A modern classification of the Pieridae", science.oregonstate.edu (Butterfly Net International)

Indices rerum naturalium
Lepidoptera Asiae
Lepidoptera Indiae
India