Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
3370
6634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 378
3370
6634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 359
3285
6450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 231
2533
5194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
851
1681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
851
1681 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
850
1680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
560
1196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
525
1147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
224
568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guyana
14 Genera with 21 Species | Alesa Doubleday, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1897 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperocharis Felder, 1876 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Itaballia Kaye, 1777 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucidia Doubleday, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Moschoneura Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1836 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guyana
21 Species and 12 Subspecies | Alesa amesis Cramer, 1777 | Amesis Metalmark | | Alesa rothschildi Seitz, 1917 | | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catasticta sisamnus ayanganna Bollino & Costa, 2007 | | | Dismorphia crisia Drury, 1782 | Cloud Forest Mimic-White | | Dismorphia crisia roraimae Hall, 1939 | | | Dismorphia laja Cramer, 1779 | | | Dismorphia laja carthesis Hewitson, 1869 | | | Dismorphia thermesia Godart, 1819 | Pretty Mimic White | | Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858 | Zathoe Mimic White | | Dismorphia zathoe proserpina Grose-Smith ..., 1897 | | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852 | Nera White | | Hesperocharis nera nera (Hewitson, 1852) | ⇒ Hesperocharis nera nymphaea Möschler, 1876 | | Hesperocharis nera nymphaea Möschler, 1876 | | | Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763 | Black-banded White | | Itaballia demophile amathonte P. Cramer, 1777 | | | Itaballia demophile molphea P. Cramer, 1777 | | | Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878 | | | Leucidia brephos Hübner, 1809 | Snowflake | | Moschoneura pinthous Linnaeus, 1758 | Pinthous Mimic White | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow | | Pyrisitia venusta venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Guyana | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 6
7 | 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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