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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Monteverde Biological Reserve (Monteverde Canton, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
216
1835
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
1830
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1663
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
613
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
467
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
455
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
56
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monteverde Biological Reserve
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monteverde Biological Reserve
8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858Zathoe Mimic White
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Pereute charops Boisduval, 1836Darkened White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Monteverde Biological Reserve
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
5
5
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