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 - INDO-AUSTRALIA   (PIERINI - INDO-AUSTRALIA)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: ANAPHEIS JAVA JAVA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS ADA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS ALBINA SEMPERI
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS CELASTINA BAREA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS INDRA ARISTOXEMUS
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS INDRA LUCASI
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS INDRA PLANA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS INDRA VADUS
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS LIBYTHEA OLFERNA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS LIBYTHEA PEDUCAEA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS LYNCIDA ANDREA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS LYNCIDA FORMOSANA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS LYNCIDA VASANA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS NERO FIGULINA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS PAULINA CYNISCA
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS REMEDIOS NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: APPIAS WALTRAUDE NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA ABNORMIS ABNORMIS
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA ABNORMIS EURYXANTHA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA ASPASIA EMMA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA BOISDUVALIANA SEMPERI
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA JUDITH OLGA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA NADINA EUNAMA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA NADINA ANDERSONI
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA NERISSA EVAGETE
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA NERISSA CIBYRA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA NERISSA CIBYRA
Common name:
Scientific name: CEPORA TEMENA
Common name:
Scientific name: PRIONERIS HYPSIPYLE NOMINATE
Common name:
Scientific name: PRIONERIS PHILONOME THEMANA
Common name:
Scientific name: PRIONERIS THESTYLIS THESTYLIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PRIONERIS THESTYLIS FORMOSANA
Common name:
Scientific name: SALETARA CYCINNA
Common name:
Scientific name: SALETARA CYCINNA CHRYSELECTRA
Common name:
Scientific name: SALETARA LIBERIA DISTANTI