Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Kandy (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 154
481
633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
441
569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 88
363
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
183
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
145
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
141
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
90
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 13
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kandy
13 Genera with 22 Species | Appias Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1804 | Arabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1764 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1865 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1865 | Sawtooths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saletara Butler, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kandy
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905 | | | Appias (Catophaga) galene C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Ceylon Lesser Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886 | One-spot Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Dark Wanderer | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Painted Sawtooth | | Saletara panda (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Kandy | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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