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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Cape York Peninsula (Cook Shire, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2019
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2018
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
1957
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1606
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
555
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
363
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
325
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
96
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape York Peninsula
10 Genera with 29 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1826Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1914Jezebels10SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898Pearl-whites7SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow8SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape York Peninsula
29 Species and 21 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias (Appias) celestina Boisduval, 1832Blue albatross
Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta apaturina apaturina A. Butler, 1901
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826Australian Gull
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Delias argenthona argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezebel
Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832Golden Jezebel
Delias aruna inferna Butler, 1871Orange Jezabel
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias mysis mysis Fabricius, 1775Union Jack
Delias mysis onca (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias nysa nivira Waterhouse &..., 1914
Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852Common Pearl White
Elodina claudia De Baar & Ha..., 1993Cape York pearl white
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853Chalk White
Elodina queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993Glistening pearl white
Elodina queenslandica queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993
Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898Small pearl white
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867No-brand Grass-yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877Line Grass Yellow
Eurema puella Boisduval, 1832Broad Margined Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Cape York Peninsula
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
8
21
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