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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Pieridae Sub Family   Description   the 'whites' and 'yellows' Background to Family   The British and Irish representatives of each sub-family tend to occur on particular hostplant families: the wood whites, Leptidea (Dismorphinae) and ‘yellows’, Colias (Coliadinae) on leguminous herbs (Fabaceae); the brimstone, Gonepteryx (Coliadinae) on Rhamnaceae; and the Pierinae (Pieris, Anthocharis) mainly on herbaceous crucifers (Brassicaceae). The large and small whites, Pieris brassicae and P. rapae, are pests of cultivated plants.     © Roger Key No. taxa in DBIF   22 No. interactions   334 % interactions with British data   59% No. records   654 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, errors in original sources, and misspellings. Most recent update from Asher et al (2001). The Millenium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland, OUP.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   2001 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Emmett, B.J.(1980) Pl. Path. 29 122-123:122 Source   Warren, M.S.(1984) Entomologist's Gaz. 35:4 207-223:211 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :14 Source   Asher, J. (2001). The Millenium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland Source   Courtney, S.P. & Duggan, A.E.(1983) Ecol. Entomol. 8:3 271-281:274 Source   Feltwell, J. (1982) Large White Butterfly the Biology and Physiology of (Linnaeus). Series Entomologica 18 1-535:99 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:43 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:110 Source   Emmett, B.J.(1982) Advis. Leafl. Minist. Agric. Fish. Fd. 69 1-7:2 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:17 Source   Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :101 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:53 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :6 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:105 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:84 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:45 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:18 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:46 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:107 Source   Szentesi, A.(1982) Proc. 5th Int. symp. Insect-plant relationships 5 369-369:369 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:111 Source   Heslop Harrison, J.W(1939) Entomologist 72 79-80:79 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :12 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:94 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:19 Source   Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :100 Source   Wiklund, C. & Ahrberg, C.(1978) Oikos 31:2 169-183:178 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :13 Source   Wiklund, C. & Ahrberg, C.(1978) Oikos 31:2 169-183:172 Source   Dennis, R.L.H.(1982) Entomologist's Gaz. 33 151-159:152 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:46 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:56 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :15 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:41 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:59 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:49 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:99 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:96 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:50 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:32 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:51 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:114 Source   Wiklund, C.(1982) Proc. 5th Int. symp. Insect-plant relationships 5 181-191:184 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :16 Source   West, B.K.(1982) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 94 72-72:72 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:97 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:98 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :7 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:99 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:104 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:48 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:44 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 9 Source   Skelton, M.J. & Heath, J. (1975) Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera :11 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:54 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:90 Source   Dennis, R.L.H. (1977) The British Butterflies their Origin and Establishment 1-318:301 Source   Porter, J. (1997) The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. 1-154, 10 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:58 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:42 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:93 Source   Kettlewell, H.B.D.(1946) Entomologist 79 111-115:112 Source   West, B.K.(1981) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 93 179-179:179 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:91 Source   Heath, J., Pollard, E. & Thomas, J. (1984) Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland 1-158:36 Source   Howarth, T.G. (1973) South's British Butterflies 1-210:42 Source   In ed. Emmet, A.M., Heath,J. (1989) The moths and butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland (Vol 7, part 1) 1-370:87 Source   Blab, J. & Kudrna, O. (1982) Hilfsprogramm fur Schmetterlinge 1-135:95