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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
4765
18084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
4730
18032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
4701
17879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
2604
8713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2264
7168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
451
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
44
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
44 Genera with 150 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNPRTZ
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1768Pioneers1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1879Orangetips3SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1890Albatrosses15SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 1801
Garden whites0SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18324SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1775Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 18291SpeciesTaxom
Callidryas Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants12SpeciesTaxom
Catopsillia1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1861Gulls6SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows14SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1942Arabs4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1819Jezebels35SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898Pearl-whites12SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1898Dappled whites5SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow18SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1904Dotted Borders3SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers2SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19072SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1801Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush10SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1846Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1805Grass yellow4SpeciesTaxom
Zegris Boisduval, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
150 Species and 85 Subspecies
Anaphaeis java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Anthocharis stella (Edwards, 1879)⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias (Appias) celestina Boisduval, 1832Blue albatross
Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Appias) melania Fabricius, 1775Grey Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias albina infuscata Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Appias ega Boisduval, 1836
Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890Appias olferna libythea
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste feronia J.F. Stephens, 1828
Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832)⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java peristhene Boisduval, 1859
Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775Caper White
Calais parreysii Steven, 1829
Catasticta nimbice ochracea Bates, 1864Mexican Dartwhite
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta apaturina apaturina A. Butler, 1901
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia gorgophone Boisduval, 1836Yellow Migrant
Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone Boisduval, 1836Yellow Migrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona rivalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826Common Migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla etesia Hewitson, 1867Orange Migrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Catopsillia pomona pomona
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale latilimbata Butler, 1876
Cepora perimale perimale Donovan, 1805
Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826Australian Gull
Cepora perimale scyllare
Cepora temena Hewitson, 1861
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
Delias aestiva (Butler, 1897)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias aestiva aestiva Butler, 1897
Delias aestiva smithersi
Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805Red-spotted Jezebel
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Delias argenthona argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezebel
Delias argenthona fragalactea Butler, 1869
Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832Golden Jezebel
Delias aruna inferna Butler, 1871Orange Jezabel
Delias dice van Vollenhoven, 1865
Delias dorimene Stoll, 1782
Delias dorothea (Wallace, 1867)⇒ Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758
Delias ennia Wallace, 1867Nigidius jezabel
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias ennia tindalii Joicey & Talbot, 1926
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias harpalyce Donovan, 1805Imperial Jezebel
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias ladas Grose-Smith, 1894
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias mysis aestiva Butler, 1897Red-banded Jezebel
Delias mysis mysis Fabricius, 1775Union Jack
Delias mysis onca (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias mysis smithersi Daniels, 2012Union Jack
Delias neagra Jordan, 1912
Delias neagrina
Delias nigidius (Miskin, 1884)⇒ Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758
Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775Black Jezebel
Delias nysa Fabricius, 1775Nysa jezabel
Delias nysa nivira Waterhouse &..., 1914
Delias nysa nysa Fabricius, 1775Nyza Jezabel
Delias oestiva Butler, 1897
Delias periboea Godart, 1819
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Dismorphia zathoe eribotes (C. Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Dismorphia zathoe demeter Röber, 1909
Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852Common Pearl White
Elodina claudia De Baar & Ha..., 1993Cape York pearl white
Elodina egnatia Godart, 1819
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853Chalk White
Elodina perdita Miskin, 1889Coastal pearl white
Elodina queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993Glistening pearl white
Elodina queenslandica kuranda De Baar & Ha..., 1993
Elodina queenslandica queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993
Elodina tongura Tindale, 1923Carpentaria Pearl-white
Elodina umbratica Grose-Smith, 1889
Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898Small pearl white
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) simplonia FREYER, 1829Dappled White
Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898)⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha novaguineensis Shirozu & Yata, 1982
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda odinia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867No-brand Grass-yellow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877Line Grass Yellow
Eurema puella Boisduval, 1832Broad Margined Grass Yellow
Eurema puella virgo
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurybia dardus dardus Fabricius, 1787
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hesperocharis costaricensis Bates, 1866Costa Rican White
Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852Nera White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptophobia aripa elodina Röber, 1908
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptophobia pinara pinara C. Felder & ..., 1865
Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia palaestra (equadorica E..., 1916)⇒ Melete lycimnia latilimbata Butler, 1896
Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia thalassina thalassina Boisduval, 1836
Pareronia jobaea Boisduval, 1832
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pamela carmenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Phoebis philea huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
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 rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris ega (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias paulina Cramer, 1777
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris mysia (Godart, 1819)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Pieris protocharis (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Prioneris autothisbe Hübner, 1826
Prioneris clemanthe Doubleday, 1846Red-spot Sawtooth
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia Fabricius, 1775
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Rhabdodryas trite banksi Breyer, 1939
Rhabdodryas trite trite (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758
Terias brigitta zoraide Felder, 1865
Terias immaculata (Miskin, 1889)⇒ Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826
Terias lydia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema daira Godart, 1819
Terias parvula (Donovan, 1805)⇒ Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805
Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804Sooty Orange Tip

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
10
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
28
100
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


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