Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 393
3768
6674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 391
3766
6672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 374
3723
6624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 252
3215
5960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1132
2039 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1130
2036 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1127
2020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
655
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
597
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
177
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 18
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Natal
18 Genera with 44 Species | Belenois Hübner, 1819 | Caper Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callosune Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1763 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1884 | Small Whites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1869 | Dotted Borders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teracolus Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Natal
44 Species and 5 Subspecies | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833 | Lemon Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844 | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869 | Trimen's Dotted Border | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878 | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Natal | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 13
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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