Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Mercer County (Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 281
1377
1980 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 281
1377
1980 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 259
1309
1835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 195
1140
1603 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
463
683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
463
683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
462
682 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
345
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
321
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
103 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mercer County (Pennsylvania)
12 Genera with 20 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (Pennsylvania)
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Mercer County (Pennsylvania) | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 7
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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Links, sources and further information Pieridae at artfakta.se
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