pierid butterfly; white or sulfur butterfly
Refers to any butterfly of the family Pieridae, including common white butterflies and sulfur butterflies. Often used in field guides and nature contexts.
In spring, white butterflies start fluttering around the garden.
This field guide has detailed information on the pierid butterflies found in Japan.
Pieris melete; striped white butterfly
black-veined white (butterfly, Aporia crataegi)
Parnassius stubbendorfii (a species of swallowtail butterfly)
parnassian butterfly
Standard katakana spelling for this butterfly family name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 蝶 (ちょう, 'butterfly'). The katakana spelling is standard for biological family names.