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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Lander County (Nevada, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
547
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
546
767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
136
526
725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
435
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
192
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
192
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
192
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
155
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
146
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
46
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lander County
11 Genera with 20 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1898Dappled whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lander County
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898)⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Lander County
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
5
11
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