Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2218
3746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2216
3744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
2167
3663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 206
1748
3051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
754
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
752
1286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
479
826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
434
751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
106
150 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
12 Genera with 19 Species | Anteos Hübner, 1818 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 0 | Emigrants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1785 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1833 | Grass yellow | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
19 Species and 7 Subspecies | Anteos menippe Hübner, 1818 | Orange-tipped Angled-sulphur | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Catopsilia florella thauruma Reakirt, 1866 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pomona mauritana | | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola ceres Butler, 1886 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta pulchella Boisduval, 1833 | | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Leptidea duponcheli Staudinger, 1871 | Eastern Wood White | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Pereute leucodrosime Kollar, 1850 | | | Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823 | Bracteolata Sulphur | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Mauritius | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Pieridae (Duponchel 1835) |
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