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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1168
2153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
807
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
753
1472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
138
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
24 Genera with 51 Species
#ACDEGKLNPR
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1879Orangetips3SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1943Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows10SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1869Dappled whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1947Grass yellow11SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1939Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Klotsius Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1947Grass yellow5SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
51 Species and 21 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Anthocharis stella (Edwards, 1879)⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Appias drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819Great Southern White
Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819Great Southern White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema daira palmira Poey, 1852Antillean Barred Yellow
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema elathea elathea (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Eurema elathea obsoleta Jörgensen, 1932
Eurema elathea flavescens Chavannes, 1850
Eurema elathea obsoleta Jörgensen, 1932
Eurema leuce antillarum (Hall, 1936)⇒ Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936
Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833Little Sulfur
Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema nisevemanoma Dillon, 1947
Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915Howarth's white
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943Florida White
Glutophrissa punctifera d´Almeida, 1939Antillean White
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae sennae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777
Phoebis statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777
Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936Leuce Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832Little Sulphur
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Pyrisitia venusta emanona Dillon, 1947Pale Yellow
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Rhabdodryas trite watsoni Brown, 1929Straight-lined Sulphur

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
11
30
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
11
19
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