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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
228
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
227
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
66
226
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
166
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gran Canaria
6 Genera with 9 Species
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1785Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 0Dappled whites4SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gran Canaria
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) grancanariensis Acosta, 2008Gran Canaria Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum Rothschild, 1913Canary Green-striped White
Euchloe hesperidium
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Gran Canaria
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
4
7
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