''Hebomoia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...

. There are two widespread, strong-flying southeast Asian species that are among the largest pierids.

Species

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Hebomoia glaucippe ''Hebomoia glaucippe'', the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. Distribution This species is found in much of south and southeast A ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – great orange tip *''

Hebomoia leucippe ''Hebomoia leucippe'' is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to the Moluccas and Peleng in Indonesia. The wingspan of ''H. leucippe'' is approximately . Subspecies *''H. l. leucippe'' ( Cramer, 775 – from Ambon, Haruku, and Sapar ...

'' (Cramer, 1775)

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Consortium for the Barcode of Life The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...

Anthocharini Pieridae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Pieridae-stub