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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Magsasay Station (Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
1801
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
1801
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
1779
1998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
145
1561
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
745
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
745
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
745
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
553
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
538
875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
97
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Magsasay Station
11 Genera with 14 Species
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cunizza Grote, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Magsasay Station
14 Species and 8 Subspecies
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
Cunizza hirlanda (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Hesperocharis hirlanda Stoll, 1790
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851Blue-winged Eurybia
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Magsasay Station
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
7
8
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