Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   WHITES AND SULPHURS   (PIERIDAE)
Subfamily   WHITES - SOUTH AMERICA   (PIERINI - NEOTROPICAL)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHONIAS NEGRINA
Common name:
Scientific name: ARCHONIAS TEREAS
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS ILAIRE
Common name:
Scientific name: ASCIA AMARYLLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: ASCIA BUNIAE
Common name:
Scientific name: ASCIA B. SUBLINEATA
Common name:
Scientific name: ASCIA MONUSTE
Common name:
Scientific name: ASCIA M. SUASA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA BITHYS
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA CORCYRA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA PIERIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA PRIONERIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA REDUCTA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA SCAENA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA SISAMMUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA STRIGOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA SUBFLAVA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA TEUTAMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CATASTICTA WATKINSI
Common name:
Scientific name: CHARONIA EURYTELE
Common name:
Scientific name: DAPTONEURA ISANDRA
Common name:
Scientific name: DAPTONEURA LARIA
Common name:
Scientific name: DAPTONEURA LYCIMNIA
Common name:
Scientific name: DAPTONEURA LYCIMNIA
Common name:
Scientific name: DAPTONEURA PERUVIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPEROCHARIS COSTARICENSIS
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPEROCHARIS MARCHALLI
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPEROCHARIS NEREINA
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPEROCHARIS OBNUBILA
Common name:
Scientific name: HESPEROCHARIS SERDA
Common name:
Scientific name: ITABALLIA DEMOPHILE
Common name:
Scientific name: ITABALLIA MANDELA
Common name:
Scientific name: ITABALLIA PISONUS
Common name:
Scientific name: LEODONTA DYSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: LEODONTA ZENOBINA
Common name:
Scientific name: LEPTOPHOBIA ARIPA
Common name:
Scientific name: LEPTOPHOBIA CINERA
Common name:
Scientific name: LEPTOPHOBIA ELEONE
Common name:
Scientific name: LEPTOPHOBIA OLYMPIA
Common name:
Scientific name: PEREUTE CALLINERA
Common name:
Scientific name: PEREUTE CALLINICE
Common name:
Scientific name: PEREUTE CHAROPS
Common name:
Scientific name: PEREUTE LEUCODROSINE
Common name:
Scientific name: PEREUTE SWAINSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: PEREUTE TELTHUSA
Common name:
Scientific name: PERRHYBRIS LORENA
Common name:
Scientific name: PERRHYBRIS LYPERA
Common name:
Scientific name: PERRHYBRIS PAMELA
Common name:
Scientific name: PERRHYBRIS PYRRHA
Common name:
Scientific name: PIERIBALLIA VIARDI
Common name:
Scientific name: PSEUDOPIERIS NEHEMIA
Common name:
Scientific name: TATOCHILA AUTODICE