Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Mesa County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
931
1388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
930
1387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
896
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
731
1099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
255
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
255
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
254
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
219
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
213
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
46
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 9
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mesa County
9 Genera with 15 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1898 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mesa County
15 Species | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871 | Alpine Orange | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | 'California' Pearly Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Mesa County | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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