Butterfly and Pierid butterfly

Butterfly noun - Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings.

Pierid butterfly and butterfly are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Pierid butterfly" with "Butterfly", this terms are similar.

Pierid butterfly noun - Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs.

Butterfly and pierid butterfly are semantically related. You can use "Butterfly" instead a noun phrase "Pierid butterfly".