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Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
787
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
787
1072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
720
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
470
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
77
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
74
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
74
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
58
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
57
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
44
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ceará
8 Genera with 10 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1777Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Ceará
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


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