Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 257
1635
3299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 256
1633
3296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
1595
3225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
1360
2888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
543
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
543
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
543
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
359
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
340
739 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
79
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 15
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoro Islands
15 Genera with 38 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1943 | Albatrosses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1869 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1896 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1923 | Dappled whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1888 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1867 | Sawtooths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comoro Islands
38 Species and 10 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888 | Diverse Albatross White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943 | | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois creona elisa van Vollenhoven, 1869 | | | Calais pectinatus Fairmaire, 1897 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982 | Canada Sulphur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias christina kluanensis Ferris, 1981 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias johanseni Troubridge &..., 1990 | Coppermine Sulphur | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819 | Smoky Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evanthe Boisduval, 1836 | Madagascar Orange-Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evanthides Holland, W, 1896 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe ausonides ogilvia Back, 1991 | Large Marble | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe (Euchloe) naina Koshantschikov, 1923 | Green Marble | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola anjuana Butler, 1879 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta pulchella Boisduval, 1833 | | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Mylothris humbloti Oberthür, 1888 | | | Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888 | | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Prioneris vollenhovii Wallace, 1867 | |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Comoro Islands | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 11
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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