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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
274
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
274
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
266
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
64
182
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
60
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
59
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
5 Genera with 9 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Calopieris Aurivillius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs5SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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