---
title: "Margined White"
description: "Pieris marginalis — Insetos e aranhas. Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a butterfly species seen across the coast of Western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/margined-white
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Margined White

> Pieris marginalis — Insetos e aranhas. Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a butterfly species seen across the coast of Western North America.

- Scientific name: *Pieris marginalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8464
- Wikidata: [Q2234814](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2234814)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82481](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82481)

## Names

- en: Margined White
- fr: Piéride marginée

## Countries with the most observations

US (5889), CA (1809)

## Summary

Pieris marginalis (margined white) is a butterfly species seen across the coast of Western North America. It is a canopy generalist who feeds on the plant family of Brassiceae. The species is unique as it has been seen near and away from disturbed habitat; indicating an adaptation for habitat generalization.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_marginalis

## Photo

![Margined White](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/margined-white/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sean Haight · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114490431

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/margined-white?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).