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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
651
11312
52466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
8936
44750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3116
14127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3108
14101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3100
14090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1919
8564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1715
7497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
335
1406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
44
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
44 Genera with 183 Species
#ABCDEGIKLMNPTZ
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793Pioneers3SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1851Orangetips5SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1856Blackveins6SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1779Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 1828Garden whites1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 0Caper Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 19835SpeciesTaxom
Calopieris Aurivillius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1882Clouded yellows37SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs37SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels4SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Elphinstonia Klots, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 2001Dappled whites21SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow9SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips3SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 175810SpeciesTaxom
Madais Swinhoe, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Margelycaena Verity, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Metaporia Butler, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1954Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1921Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Nina Horsfield, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1908Fetterbush27SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites13SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1830Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Zegris Boisduval, 18776SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1861Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
183 Species and 75 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anaphaeis anomala Butler, 1881
Anaphaeis aurota (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
Anaphaeis aurota aurota Fabricius, 1793
Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines phoenissa von Kalchberg, 1894Orange Tip
Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836Eastern Orange Tip
Anthocharis gruneri Herrich-Schä..., 1851Grí¼ner´s Orange Tip
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi augustior Graver, 1925
Aporia crataegi rhodinea (Hofmann & Ec..., 2001)⇒ Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Aporia nabellica Boisduval, 1856Dusky Blackvein
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Artogeia ergane Geyer, 1828
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873)⇒ Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Belenois anomala Butler, 1881Socotran Caper White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois aurota aurotaPioneer
Belenois creona leucogyne Butler, 1885
Belenois thysa biton
Calais brandti Platia & Gud..., 1999
Calais parreysii Steven, 1829
Calais persicus Chassain, 1991
Calais sulcicollis Gahan, 1900
Calais wittmeri Chassain, 1983
Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella florella
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias alpherakii Staudinger, 1882Green Clouded Yellow
Colias aurina
Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850Balkan Clouded Yellow
Colias australis (Verity, 1911)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias balcanica Rebel, 1901
Colias caucasica Staudinger, 1871Balkan Clouded Yellow
Colias chlorocoma Christoph, 1888
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874Pamir Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias edusa (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865Fiery Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Dark Clouded Yellow
Colias hofmannorum (Eckweiler, 2000)⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865Ladak Clouded Yellow
Colias leechi Grum Grshima..., 1893Glaucous Clouded Yellow
Colias libanotica (Lederer, 1858)⇒ Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Colias marcopolo Grum Grshima..., 1888Marcopolo´s clouded yellow
Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias meridionalis Krulikovski, 1903
Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias sagartia Lederer, 1869
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colias staudingeri Alpheraky, 1881
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias thisoa Ménétriés, 1852
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe zera Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis chrysonome chrysonome Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) ephyia Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore evagore Klug, 1829
Colotis evagore niveus Butler, 1881
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis fausta fausta Olivier, , 1804
Colotis fausta vi Swinhoe, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis phisadia palaestinensis Staudinger, 1898
Colotis phisadia phisadia Godart, 1819
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1922
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis eris contractus Gabriel, 1954
Colotis amatus Fabricius, 1775
Colotis antigone niveus
Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Little
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dismorphia thermesia thermesia Godart, 1819
Elphinstonia charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Elphinstonia penia FREYER, 1851Eastern Greenish Black-tip
Elphinstonia transcaspica Staudinger, 1892
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe charlonia amseli Gross & Ebert, 1975
Euchloe charlonia charlonia Donzel, 1842
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia FREYER, 1851Eastern Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) aegyptiaca Verity, 1911
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchloe ausonia taurica Röber, , 1907Eastern Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe belemia abyssinica Stamm, 1928
Euchloe belemia belemia Esper, , 1800
Euchloe belemia palaestinensis Rüber, 1907
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euchloe crameri aegyptiaca Verity, 1911
Euchloe (Euchloe) daphalis Moore, 1865Pearl white
Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui Allard, 1867Scarce Green Striped White
Euchloe falloui falloui Allard, 1867
Euchloe falloui saudi Larsen, 1983
Euchloe (Euchloe) simplonia FREYER, 1829Dappled White
Euchloe lessei Bernardi, 1957
Euchloe transcaspica Staudinger, 1892
Euchloe ziayani Leestmans & ..., 2001
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819Barred Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847Chitral Brimstone
Gonepteryx maderensis C. Felder, 1863Madeira Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Itaballia demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878
Leptidea duponcheh aestiva
Leptidea duponcheli Staudinger, 1871Eastern Wood White
Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946Cryptic Wood White
Leptidea morsei Fenton, 1882Fenton's Wood White
Leptidea morsel major
Leptidea serrata (Lee, 1955)⇒ Leptidea gigantea Leech, 1890
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptidea sinapis sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758
Leptidea sinapsis Linnaeus, 1758Wood white
Madais fausta fausta Olivier, 1804
Margelycaena euphratica Eckweiler, 1989
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia buquetii buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Nina alfierina (Navas, 1926)⇒ Dielocroce alfierina Navas, 1926
Nina baudii (Griffini, 1895)⇒ Dielocroce baudii Griffini, 1895
Nina leptostoma (Navas, 1913)⇒ Dielocroce meadewaldoi Navas, 1911
Pareronia hippia Fabricius, 1787Common Wanderer
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939Green-veined White
Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae leucosoma Shaw, 1905
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicae chariclea Stephens, 1828
Pieris bowdeni Eitschberger, 1984
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Pieris deota de Nicéville, 1884Alpine
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris higginsi
Pieris iranica Le Cerf, 1913
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris leucodice
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris messanensis Zeller, 1893
Pieris napae
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris persis Verity, 1922
Pieris pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pieris pseudorapae pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia callidice chrysidice Herrich-Schä..., 1844
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia chloridice chloridice
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913
Pontia daplidice daplidice Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia glauconome glauconome Klug, 1829
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804Sooty Orange Tip
Zegris eupheme larseni Pittaway, 1986
Zegris eupheme menestho (Ménétriés, 1832)⇒ Zegris eupheme Esper, 1804
Zegris eupheme tigris Riley, 1921
Zegris eupheme uarda Hemming, 1929
Zegris fausti Christoph, 1877
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene cesonia therapis C. Felder & ..., 1861

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Near East
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
9
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
27
103
Genera
Species

Taxom



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