Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
874
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 201
855
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
629
1002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
147
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
89
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
85
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
50
91 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 12
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Dominica
12 Genera with 24 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ganyra Billberg, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1947 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1947 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dominica
24 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775 | Angled Sulphur | | Aphrissa orbis Poey, 1832 | Orbed Sulphur | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777 | Amarilla White | | Ascia josephina (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819 | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | Hall´s Sulphur | | Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Little Sulfur | | Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | | Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | | Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Glutophrissa drusilla comstocki Dillon, 1947 | Florida White | | Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | Castalia Sulphur | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777 | Cloudless Sulphur | | Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936 | Leuce Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947 | Pale Yellow | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Dominica | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 8
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Pieridae (Duponchel 1835) |
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