Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2638
5979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2630
5969 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2623
5962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
2048
4944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
430
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
364
781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
84
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 13
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afghanistan
13 Genera with 38 Species | Aporia Hübner, 1843 | Blackveins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1956 | Clouded yellows | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1804 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1865 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | Metaporia Butler, 1870 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nina Horsfield, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1886 | Fetterbush | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zegris Boisduval, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afghanistan
38 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aporia agathon Gray, 1831 | Great Blackvein | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843 | Himalayan Blackvein | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Calais afghanicus Chassain, 1991 | | | Calais parreysii Steven, 1829 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias alpherakii Staudinger, 1882 | Green Clouded Yellow | | Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 | Pamir Clouded Yellow | | Colias cocandica culminicola (Kotzsch, 1936) | ⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Fiery Clouded Yellow | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias marcopolo Grum Grshima..., 1888 | Marcopolo´s clouded yellow | | Colias shahfuladi Clench & Sho..., 1956 | | | Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882 | Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow | | Colias wiskotti aurea (Kotzsch, 1937) | ⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882 | | Colias wiskotti sweadneri (Clench & Sho..., 1956) | ⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882 | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842 | Greenish Black-tip | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) daphalis Moore, 1865 | Pearl white | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Nina baudii (Griffini, 1895) | ⇒ Dielocroce baudii Griffini, 1895 | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828 | Mountain Small White | | Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860 | Green-banded White | | Pieris mahometana Grum-Grshima..., 1888 | | | Pieris ochsenheimeri Staudinger, 1886 | | | Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800 | Indian Lofty Bath White | | Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813 | Lesser Bath White | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804 | Sooty Orange Tip | | Zegris fausti Christoph, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Afghanistan | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 9
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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