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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1400
4829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1354
4738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
340
1250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
24 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDEGHILMNPR
Alesa Doubleday, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1818Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 185810SpeciesTaxom
Enantia Hübner, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow13SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 17758SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Leucidia Doubleday, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Moschoneura Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Patia Klots, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs5SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1836Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
54 Species and 22 Subspecies
Alesa amesis Cramer, 1777Amesis Metalmark
Alesa egeria (R. Biedermann, 1936)⇒ Alesa rothschildi Seitz, 1917
Alesa prema (Godart, 1824)⇒ Alesa telephae Boisduval, 1836
Alesa rothschildi Seitz, 1917
Alesa telephae Boisduval, 1836Telephae Metalmark
Anteos menippe Hübner, 1818Orange-tipped Angled-sulphur
Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921Rio de Janeiro Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Archonias brassolis Fabricius, 1776Cattleheart White
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Ascia monuste phileta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Dismorphia amphione Cramer, 1779Tiger Mimic White
Dismorphia crisia Drury, 1782Cloud Forest Mimic-White
Dismorphia laia Cramer, 1779
Dismorphia laja Cramer, 1779
Dismorphia melia Godart, 1824
Dismorphia mimetica (O. Staudinger, 1884)⇒ Dismorphia melia Godart, 1824
Dismorphia theucharila Doubleday, 1848Clearwing Mimic-White
Dismorphia theucharila leuconoe (Bates, 1861)⇒ Dismorphia theucharila vitrea Krüger, 1925
Dismorphia theucharila vitrea Krüger, 1925
Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858Zathoe Mimic White
Enantia aloikea Brévignon, 1993
Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema agave agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema agave mana (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Eurema agave agave Cramer, 1775
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema daira macheti Brévignon, 1996
Eurema deva Doubleday, 1847
Eurema deva deva E. Doubleday, 1847
Eurema deva fabricia (F. Poey, 1853)⇒ Eurema deva deva E. Doubleday, 1847
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema elathea lamasi (Brévignon, 1993)⇒ Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836
Eurybia cyclopia Stichel, 1910Fire-bordered Eurybia
Eurybia cyclopia montsineryensis Brévignon, 1997
Eurybia dardus Fabricius, 1787Dardus Eurybia
Eurybia halimede Hübner, 1807Halimede Eurybia
Eurybia juturna C. & R. Felder, 1865
Eurybia lamia (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851
Eurybia molochina Stichel, 1910Molochina Eurybia
Eurybia nicaea Fabricius, 1775
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852Nera White
Hesperocharis nera potara Kaye, 1920
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Leucidia brephos Hübner, 1809Snowflake
Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777Common Melwhite
Moschoneura pinthous Linnaeus, 1758Pinthous Mimic White
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Patia orise Boisduval, 1836
Patia orise denigrata Rosenberg & ..., 1914
Patia orise orise (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Patia orise denigrata Rosenberg & ..., 1914
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Perrhybris pamela lucasi Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823Bracteolata Sulphur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Pyrisitia venusta diosa (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Pyrisitia venusta venusta Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia venusta venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in French Guiana
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
11
12
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