Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs

Pieridae · 13 species

In Québec, the family Pieridae (order Lepidoptera) counts 13 species of insects. The stars? Small White, Clouded Sulphur and Mustard White, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 10 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Nord-du-Québec10
  2. Montréal7
  3. Outaouais7
  4. Montérégie7
  5. Estrie6
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  7. Côte-Nord6
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  9. Lanaudière6
  10. Laurentides6
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  13. Capitale-Nationale5
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  15. Mauricie4
  16. Laval4
  17. Centre-du-Québec4