Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Bear Creek (Merced County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 94
259
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 94
259
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 79
228
276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 61
204
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
123
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
123
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
122
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
108
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
106
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
23
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bear Creek (Merced County)
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Bear Creek (Merced County)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836 | Mexican Yellow | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Bear Creek (Merced County) | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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