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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
374
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
341
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
170
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
19 Genera with 36 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1913Albatrosses9SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants5SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels3SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1829Grass yellow8SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1828Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
36 Species and 20 Subspecies
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias ada ardens Butler, 1898
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) mariana Yata & Chainey, 2010Mariana albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina grisea Moulton, 1923
Appias leptis myndus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Mottled Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias ninus Wallace, 1867Malayan Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe marginata Kishida, 1933
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, , 1910Three-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda kishidai Yata, 1994
Eurema brigitta nebulosa Kishida, 1933
Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819Barred Yellow
Eurema sari Horsfield, 1829Chocolate Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Nepheronia thalassina thalassina Boisduval, 1836
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Micronesia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
9
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
10
19
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