Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Painted White

Pieriballia viardi

Spanish: Graciosa

Pieriballia is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae erected by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1933. Its only species, Pieriballia viardi, the painted white or viardi white, was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1836. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and Paraguay. Strays can be found in southern Texas in the United States. The habitat consists of rainforests and transitional cloud forests.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae

Local records18 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records794 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2024 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-02-06 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-28 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-24 — observation by pnvg_apffhg
2025-01-05 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-04 — observation by elias_bowman

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Painted White (Pieriballia viardi) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pieriballia-viardi/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.