Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 464
4238
11201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 461
4231
11194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 443
4182
11093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 294
3368
9396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
974
2649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
973
2641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
965
2622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
584
1324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
495
997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
90
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 12
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ireland
12 Genera with 22 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1915 | Orangetips | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archonias Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1761 | Clouded yellows | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1956 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1946 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1801 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1908 | Fetterbush | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
22 Species and 24 Subspecies | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908 | Orange-tip | | Anthocharis cardamines hibernica Williams, 1915 | Orange-tip | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891) | ⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Gonepteryx rhamni gravesi Huggins, 1956 | Brimstone | | Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946 | Cryptic Wood White | | Leptidea reali REISSINGER, 1989 | Réal's Wood White | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´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, 1939 | Green-veined White | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae fasciata Tutt, 1896 | | | Pieris rapae nigropunctata Lambillion, 1906 | | | Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage White | | Pieris rapae semialba Caruel, 1954 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage 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 | | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Ireland | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Pieridae (Duponchel 1835) |
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