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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
4724
11892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
4717
11885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4660
11771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3774
10009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1043
2721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1042
2713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
1033
2690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
611
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
522
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
106
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ireland
13 Genera with 28 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1915Orangetips3SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1776Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1899Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows7SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1956Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1801Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush16SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
28 Species and 25 Subspecies
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines hibernica Williams, 1915Orange-tip
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni gravesi Huggins, 1956Brimstone
Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946Cryptic Wood White
Leptidea reali REISSINGER, 1989Réal's Wood White
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptidea sinapis juvernica (Williams, 1946)⇒ Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Phoebis philea huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939Green-veined White
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae fasciata Tutt, 1896
Pieris rapae nigropunctata Lambillion, 1906
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris rapae semialba Caruel, 1954
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae fasciata Kiefer, 1918
Pieris brassicae maria Van Mellaerts, 1926
Pieris brassicae nigronotata Jachontov, 1903
Pieris brassicae postice-ochreata Verity, 1919
Pieris brassicae vasquezi Oberthür & ..., 1913
Pieris brassicae venata Verity, 1908
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Ireland
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
9
16
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