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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
148
717
1239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
145
712
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
106
612
1141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
70
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
70
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
70
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
56
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
56
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
38
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namaqualand
4 Genera with 8 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1857Arabs5SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
8 Species
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) doubledayi Hopffer, 1862Desert Veined Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Namaqualand
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
3
7
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