List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)

This is a list of the pierid butterflies of India.

It forms part of the full List of butterflies of India.

The common names refer to the two predominant colours found on the wings of these butterflies along with markings in black.

Worldwide, family Pieridae has four subfamilies, of which the whites and the yellows are well represented in India.

The food plants vary considerably, however there is a general trend, in that the whites mostly use capers, (family Capparidaceae) while the yellows usually prefer members of the family Leguminosae, which consist of peas, clover, Cassia and others.