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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Karnataka (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1417
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
232
1417
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
1374
2422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
1030
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
385
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
385
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
385
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
267
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
263
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
146
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Karnataka
16 Genera with 39 Species
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793Pioneers1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1939Albatrosses8SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1891Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1775Arabs6SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1758Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 0Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow6SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips2SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1776Wanderers2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1865Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 0Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Karnataka
39 Species and 5 Subspecies
Anaphaeis aurota (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias wardii arida Talbot, 1939
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775Common
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina remba Moore, 1857
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859Nilgiri Clouded Yellow
Colias nilgiriensis (C. & R.Felder, 1859)⇒ Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859
Colias sifanica Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Little
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Eronia pingasa
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865Dark Wanderer
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865Painted Sawtooth
Terias brigitta rubellaSmall grass yellow

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Karnataka
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
11
26
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