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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve (Limon, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
2586
3232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
245
2586
3232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
237
2573
3215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
174
2247
2923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
827
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
827
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
827
1338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
620
1069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
611
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
124
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve
13 Genera with 19 Species
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1862Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow4SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve
19 Species and 9 Subspecies
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Dismorphia theucharila Doubleday, 1848Clearwing Mimic-White
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema simulatrix tecmessa de Nicéville..., 1896Hill Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851Blue-winged Eurybia
Eurybia unxia Godman & Salvin, 1885Azure-winged Eurybia
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
7
8
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