Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
179
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
10 Genera with 10 Species | Appias Hübner, 1910 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1758 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 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 Town
10 Species and 3 Subspecies | Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | 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 Town | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 8
8 | 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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