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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Capricorn Group (Great Barrier Reef, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
72
163
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
72
163
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
69
160
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
52
134
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
42
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
33
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
28
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Capricorn Group
5 Genera with 7 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1768Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1862Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Capricorn Group
7 Species and 3 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Capricorn Group
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
3
3
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