Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 211
830
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 211
830
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 206
825
1106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 144
685
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
176
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
176
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
172
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
126
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
121
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Peninsula
10 Genera with 17 Species | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1819 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
17 Species and 3 Subspecies | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | Clouded Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 7
13 | 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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