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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Iceland (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3117
5530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
2599
4758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
765
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
764
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
759
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
498
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
442
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
112
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
15
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iceland
15 Genera with 34 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1832Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1891Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1861Jezebels7SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1877Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1865Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iceland
34 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anthocharis midea midea Hübner, 1809Falcate Orangetip
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Delias georgina C. & R. Felder, 1861
Delias henningia Eschscholtz, 1821
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias rosenbergi van Vollenhoven, 1865Rosenberg´s Painted Jezebel
Delias themis Hewitson, 1861
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877Line Grass Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865Dark Wanderer
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Iceland
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
11
26
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