AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region La Palma (Canary Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
637
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
637
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
153
601
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
113
501
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
153
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
105
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
100
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Palma
13 Genera with 17 Species
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1847Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Moschoneura Butler, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1808Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Palma
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847Dimera Sulphur
Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858Zathoe Mimic White
Gonepteryx cleobule Hübner, 1831Canary Brimstone
Gonepteryx palmae Stamm, 1963La Palma Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hesperocharis anguitia Godart, 1819
Itaballia marana Doubleday, 1844
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Moschoneura pinthous ithomia Hewitson, 1867
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in La Palma
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
6
7
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