pierine
/ˈpʌɪərʌɪn/ /ˈpʌɪəriːn/Entomology
adjective
Of or relating to the butterfly subfamily Pierinae, which was originally a subfamily of Papilionidae comprising all the pierids, and is now a subfamily of Pieridae comprising the whites and (in some schemes) the orange tips.
noun
A butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae.
Origin
Late 19th century. From scientific Latin Pierinae, subfamily name from Pieris, genus name + -inae.