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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Lancashire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
318
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
318
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
309
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
304
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
144
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
144
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
143
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
120
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
110
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lancashire
3 Genera with 4 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1915Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1926Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lancashire
4 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines hibernica Williams, 1915Orange-tip
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae fasciata Kiefer, 1918
Pieris brassicae infratrinotata Caruel, 1954
Pieris brassicae maria Van Mellaerts, 1926

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Lancashire
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
2
3
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