Whites Marbles and Sulphurs

Whites, Marbles, Orangetips and Sulphurs are all members of the family Pieridae. They are all white or yellow with predominantly black markings. They are medium sized butterflies in general. There are a few smaller members of the family in the Sulphurs group with the Little Yellow and the Dina Yellow at 1¼”, the Dainty Sulphur at ¾”. The Orangetips are the most colorful being mainly white with orange tips.

• Unusually the coloring of the Pieridae members is largely made from waste products from the body
• The name “butterfly” is believed to have originated from a member of this family, the Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni, which was called the “butter-coloured fly” by early British naturalists

Whites

Marbles & Orangetips

Sulphurs