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Pieriballia viardi

Pieriballia viardi

Sayjú Manchada

Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Pieriballia is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae erected by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1933. Its only species, Pieriballia viardi, the painted white or viardi white, was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay. Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests.

The wingspan is about 57 mm.

The larvae feed on Capparis pseudocacao.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognised:
  • P. v. viardi (Mexico, Honduras)
  • P. v. locusta (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Colombia)
  • P. v. mandela (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • P. v. noctipennis (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • P. v. apicalis (Butler, 1898) (Ecuador)
  • P. v. tithoreides (Butler, 1898) (Ecuador)
  • P. v. rubecula (Fruhstorfer, 1907) (Peru, Bolivia)
  • P. v. molione (Fruhstorfer, 1908) (Paraguay, Argentina)
  • P. v. decorata (Joicey & Talbot, 1928) (Peru)
  • P. v. interposita (Joicey & Talbot, 1928) (Peru)

Source: Wikipedia, article Pieriballia viardi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 689393
  Adult

Reserva Natural Osununú
Misiones
Argentina
04/29/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 688780
♂ ♀
  Adult

Reserva Natural Osununú
Misiones
Argentina
04/26/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 688586
♂ ♀
  Adult

Reserva Natural Osununú
Misiones
Argentina
04/26/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 686998
  Adult

Parque Federal Campo San Juan
Misiones
Argentina
04/23/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 686776
  Adult

Parque Federal Campo San Juan
Misiones
Argentina
04/23/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 571529
  Adult

Apóstoles
Misiones
Argentina
09/10/2023
Claudia Ramon
Foto
Photography ID: 382839
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
01/12/2020
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 336305
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
06/09/2019
Patricio Mantinian



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247705429/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural OsununúPeter Vidana
247662629/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural OsununúGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
247606126/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural OsununúPeter Vidana
247534826/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural OsununúGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
247697025/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Teyú CuaréPeter Vidana
247174525/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Teyú CuaréGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
247039423/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesCamino de acceso, Parque Federal Campo San JuanPeter Vidana
246995923/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesCamino de acceso, Parque Federal Campo San JuanPeter Vidana
246976123/04/2026ArgentinaMisionesCamino de acceso, Parque Federal Campo San JuanGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
242422407/01/202612:32ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural Silvestre Parque Federal Campo San Juan, Santa Ana1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pieriballia viardi – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.