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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		373
5345
8846		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		372
5344
8846		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		357
5261
8620		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		250
4580
7746		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		53
1726
3934		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		53
1726
3934		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1726
3934		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1193
2972		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1164
2942		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
270
928		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs		24
75		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
24 Genera with 75 Species
#ABCDEGIKLMNPZ
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1846Caper Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1867Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 0Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lieinix Gray, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1895Dotted Borders12SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants4SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
75 Species and 16 Subspecies
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777Western Yellow Caper White
Belenois hedyle rhena Doubleday, 1846
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Cepora perimale mentes Wallace, 1867
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias illis
Dismorphia crisia Drury, 1782Cloud Forest Mimic-White
Dismorphia eunoe Doubleday, 1844Eunoe Mimic-White
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858Zathoe Mimic White
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Lieinix cinerascens Salvin, 1871Bluish Mimic-White
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris dimidiata (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Mylothris jaopura (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823Bracteolata Sulphur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pseudopontia gola S. Safian & ..., 2011
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Liberia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows		8
22		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites		2
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites		13
46		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
2		Genus
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