Pierina (butterfly)
# Pierina (butterfly)

Pierina is a subtribe of cabbage whites, checkered whites, albatrosses in the family Pieridae. There are about 8 genera and 18 described species in Pierina.

## Genera

These eight genera belong to the subtribe Pierina.

* Ascia Scopoli, 1777
* Ganyra Billberg, 1820
* Glutophrissa Butler, 1887
* Itaballia Kaye, 1904
* Leptophobia Butler, 1870
* Pieriballia Klots, 1933
* Pieris Schrank, 1801
* Pontia [Fabricius], 1807 (checkered whites)
