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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Assam (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2779
6143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
2355
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1135
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1134
2198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1133
2197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
840
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
787
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
279
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Assam
24 Genera with 77 Species
#ABCDEGHILMP
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1831Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1879Albatrosses17SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1761Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1775Arabs4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels12SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1839Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1891Grass yellow10SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1776Wanderers3SpeciesTaxom
Pieis3SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1884Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Assam
77 Species and 22 Subspecies
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) leis Hübner, 1832
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida hippoides Moore, 1881
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina semiflava Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) galba Wallace, 1867Indian orange albatross
Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867Orange Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Puffin
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890Appias olferna libythea
Appias pseudola laga Gistl, 1848
Appias pseudolalage Moore, 1879
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colias electo fieldi
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna berinda
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucocantha
Delias descombesi leucogaea
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias lativitta naga
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Dercas brindaba Swinhoe, 1899
Dercas gobrias Hewitson, 1864Angled Sulfur
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas lycorias lycorias Doubleday, 1842
Dercas naganum Tytler, 1939
Dercas pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867Three-spot grass yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867Small Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema leata
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema simulatrix Semper, 1891Changeable Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Melete lycimnia calymnia leucoptera H..., 1926
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pareronia argolis C. & R. Felder, 1860
Pareronia avatar Moore, 1858Narrow Wanderer
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pieis brassicae nepalensis
Pieis canidia
Pieis napi
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris naganum Moore, 1884Naga White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Assam
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
15
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


Links, sources and further information
Pieridae at artfakta.se
Pieridae at de.wikipedia.org
Pieridae at dyntaxa.se
Pieridae at gbif.org
Pieridae at irmng.org
Pieridae at itis.gov