Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Mojave Desert (Southwest USA, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 99
340
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 99
340
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 95
326
459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
282
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
104
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
104
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
104
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
73
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
71
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
25
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mojave Desert
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Mojave Desert
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Pontia sisymbrii nigravenosa Austin & J. ..., 1998 | Black-Veined Spring White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Mojave Desert | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 4
7 | 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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