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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3089
9778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2018
6292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1786
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
337
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
35
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
35 Genera with 112 Species
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Alesa Doubleday, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1866Orangetips6SpeciesTaxom
Anthpocharis1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1919Blackveins4SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses18SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 1836Garden whites4SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants8SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1891Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Charonias Röber, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1888Clouded yellows24SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels7SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow17SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1898Great orange tip3SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 0Indian Orange Tips5SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Moschoneura Butler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1775Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1928Fetterbush21SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1908Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom
Talbotia Bernardi, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1861Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
112 Species and 83 Subspecies
Alesa amesis lipara Bates, 1868
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines hayashii Fujioka, 1970
Anthocharis cardamines isshikii Matsumura, 1925
Anthocharis scolymus Butler, 1866Yellow Tip
Anthocharis scolymus mandschurica Bollow, 1930
Anthocharis scolymus scolymus Butler, 1866
Anthpocharis scolymus
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi adherbal Fruhstorfer, 1910Japanese Black-Veined White
Aporia hippia Bremer, 1861
Aporia hippia japonica Matsumura, 1919
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias indra aristoxemus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida formosana Wallace, 1866Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Appias) maria Semper, 1875
Appias maria kabiraensis Murayama, 1970
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina semperi Moore, , 1905Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Appias nero domitia C. Felder & ..., 1862
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina minato Fruhstorfer, , 1899
Appias minato Fruhstorfer, 1898
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Appias panda nathalia C. Felder & ..., 1862
Artogeia melete
Artogeia napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Artogeia nesis
Artogeia rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste evonima (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819
Ascia phaloe gargara Fruhstorfer, 1910
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775Common
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Mottled Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla cornelia Fabricius, 1787Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Cepora judith Fabricius, 1787Orange Gull
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Colias aias Fruhstorfer, 1903Moorland Clouded Yellow
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias elwesi Röber, 1909
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erate poliographa Motschulsky, , 1861
Colias erate poliographus Motschulsky, 1860
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii chinensis Verity, 1909
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias lesbia arena Staudinger, 1899
Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palaeno aias (Fruhstorfer, 1903)⇒ Colias aias Fruhstorfer, 1903
Colias palaeno sugitanii Esaki, 1929
Colias palaenoides (Verity, 1909)⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias poliographus (Motschulsky, 1861)⇒ Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884
Colias subaurata Butler, 1881
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Colias wiskotti chrysoptera (Grum-Grshima..., 1888)⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Delias caeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias carstensziana Rothschild, 1915
Delias echidna Hewitson, 1861
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias isse Cramer, 1775
Delias schoenbergi Rothschild, 1895
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema arbela arbela (Geyer, 1832)⇒ Eurema arbela deflorata Kollar, 1850
Eurema bethesba Jansen, 1878
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, , 1910Three-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta hainana Moore, 1878Small Grass Yellow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Eurema eluta Naito, 1930
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta betheseba Janson, 1878
Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836Hall´s Sulphur
Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869Japanese Common Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarina mandarina de l´Orza, 1869
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx amintha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx aspasia niphonica Verity, 1909
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
Gonepteryx maxima maxima Butler, 1885
Gonepteryx niphonica Verity, 1909
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Hebomoia glaucippe liukiuensis Fruhstorfer, 1898
Hebomoia liukiuensis Fruhstorfer, 1898
Ixias insignis Butler, 1879Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene insignis Butler, 1879
Ixias pyrene pyrene
Leptidea amurensis Ménétriés, 1859
Leptidea amurensis amurensis Ménétriés, 1858
Leptidea amurensis megano
Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878
Leptidea morsei Fenton, 1882Fenton's Wood White
Leptidea morsei morsei Fenton, , 1882
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Melete lycimnia daulia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Moschoneura pinthous pinthaeus (gracilis A.N..., 1926)⇒ Moschoneura pinthous proxima Röber, 1924
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836Small Cabbage White
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Pieris canidia kaolicola Bryk, 1946
Pieris crucivora Boisduval, 1836
Pieris dulcinea Butler, 1882
Pieris dulcinea tomariana Matsumura, 1928
Pieris japonica Shirozu, 1952Japanese Andromeda
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris melete melete
Pieris nesis Shirozu, 1952
Pieris nesis japonica Shirozu, 1952
Pieris nesis nesis Fruhstorfer, 1909
Pieris orientis Oberthür, 1880
Pieris pseudomelete Verity, 1908
Pieris tomariana Matsumura, 1928
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa davendra Hemming, 1934
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842
Talbotia nagana Moore, 1884
Talbotia nagana karumii Ikeda, 1937
Talbotia naganum Moore, 1884
Talbotia naganum karumii Ikeda, 1937Naga White
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Terias lydia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema daira Godart, 1819

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
7
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
24
62
Genera
Species

Taxom



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