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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region La Virgen (Sarapiquí, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
2340
3251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
227
2315
3213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
167
2047
2956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
959
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
959
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
958
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
706
1248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
682
1230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
164
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
19
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Virgen
19 Genera with 27 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1862Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cunizza Grote, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 0Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Virgen
27 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Archonias brassolis Fabricius, 1776Cattleheart White
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Cunizza hirlanda (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Hesperocharis hirlanda Stoll, 1790
Delias illis
Dismorphia medora juditha (Lamas, 2004)⇒ Dismorphia medora Doubleday, 1844
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861Monkey-face Sulphur
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurybia elvina Stichel, 1910Blind Eurybia
Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851Blue-winged Eurybia
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836Common Green-eyed White
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete polyhymnia C. & R. Felder, 1865
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823Bracteolata Sulphur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in La Virgen
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
10
12
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