Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 539
5986
17101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 536
5979
17095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 511
5857
16788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 362
5005
14908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1415
4470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
1414
4469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1406
4456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
951
3178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
859
2635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
170
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 23
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alberta
23 Genera with 63 Species #ACDEGIKLMNPZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1879 | Orangetips | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaporia Butler, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alberta
63 Species and 11 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Paramidea) midea Hübner, 1809 | Falcate Orangetip | | Anthocharis midea midea Hübner, 1809 | Falcate Orangetip | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis stella (Edwards, 1879) | ⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852 | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982 | Canada Sulphur | | Colias chippewa W.H. Edwards, 1872 | Arctic Sulfur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871 | Alpine Orange | | Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | | Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865) | ⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865 | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Colotis eris eris Klug, 1829 | | | Dismorphia crisia Drury, 1782 | Cloud Forest Mimic-White | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | 'California' Pearly Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836 | Mexican Yellow | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Metaporia agathon phryxe | | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899 | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Alberta | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 9
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 13
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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