Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 237
1106
1819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1104
1817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 224
1081
1782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 174
961
1621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
392
575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
392
575 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
390
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
332
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
306
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Giessen
10 Genera with 15 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1768 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1800 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1758 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Giessen
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781 | Danube Clouded Yellow | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 | Cryptic Wood White | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Giessen | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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