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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Clinton (Kennebec County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
269
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
269
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
261
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
246
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
210
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
210
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
210
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
123
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
104
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
24
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Clinton (Kennebec County)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1830Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clinton (Kennebec County)
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Clinton (Kennebec County)
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
2
2
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