Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Nepal (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
4293
12401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
4291
12399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 401
4205
12212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
3567
11127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1130
2413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1130
2413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1123
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
860
1913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
796
1810 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
265
732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 26
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nepal
26 Genera with 74 Species
| Aporia Hübner, 1857 | Blackveins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1910 | Albatrosses | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baltia Moore, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 0 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1923 | Clouded yellows | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 0 | Jezebels | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Dercas Doubleday, 1905 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1891 | Grass yellow | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gandaca Moore, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 0 | Brimstones | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hebomoia Hübner, 1758 | Great orange tip | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 0 | Indian Orange Tips | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesapia Gray, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaporia Butler, 1843 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 0 | Wanderers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 0 | Fetterbush | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1979 | Checkered Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1842 | Sawtooths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synchloe Doubleday, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Terias Hübner, 0 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nepal
74 Species and 52 Subspecies | Aporia agathon Gray, 1831 | Great Blackvein | | Aporia agathon agathon Gray, 1831 | Great blackvein | | Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843 | Himalayan Blackvein | | Aporia soracta (Moore, 1857) | ⇒ Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843 | | Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857 | Plain Puffin | | Appias indra indra Moore, 1857 | Plain puffin | | Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842 | Spot Puffin | | Appias lalage lalage Doubleday, 1842 | Spot Puffin | | Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775 | Striped Albatross | | Appias libythea olferna | Striped Albatross | | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865 | Common Albatross | | Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832) | ⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819 | | Baltia butleri Moore, 1882 | Butler'S Dwarf | | Baltia butleri butleri | Butler's dwarf | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois aurota aurota | Pioneer | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Common | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Mottled Emigrant | | Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899 | | | Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852 | Lesser Gull | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Cepora nerissa phryne Fabricius, 1775 | Common gull | | Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904 | Everest Clouded Yellow | | Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 | Pamir Clouded Yellow | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Fiery Clouded Yellow | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias erate lativitta Moore, 1882 | Pale clouded yellow | | Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 | Danube Clouded Yellow | | Colias fieldii fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 | Dark Clouded Yellow | | Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Ladak Clouded Yellow | | Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878 | Orange Clouded Yellow | | Colias stoliczkana cathleenae (Epstein, 1979) | ⇒ Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878 | | Colias stoliczkana miranda | Orange clouded yellow | | Colias tibetana Riley, 1923 | Tibetan Clouded Yellow | | Delias acalis Godart, 1819 | Red-breast Jezebel | | Delias acalis pyramus Wallace, 1867 | Read-breast Jezebel | | Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852 | Yellow Jezebel | | Delias agostina agostina Hewitson, 1852 | Yellow Jezebel | | Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793 | Hill Jezebel | | Delias belladonna horsfieldi Gray, 1831 | Hill Jezebel | | Delias belladonna lugens | | | Delias berinda Moore, 1872 | Dark Jezebe | | Delias berinda boyleae Butler, 1885 | Dark Jezebel | | Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836 | Red-spot Jezebel | | Delias descombesi leucacantha | Red-spot Jezebel | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758 | Painted Jezebel | | Delias hyparete indica Wallace, 1867 | Painted Jezebel | | Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 | Red-base Jezebel | | Delias pasithoe thyra Fruhstorfer, 1905 | Red-base Jezebel | | Delias sanaca Moore, 1857 | Pale Jezebel | | Delias sanaca oreas | Pale Jezebel | | Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839 | Tailed Sulphur | | Dercas verhuelli doubledayi Moore, 1905 | Common Tailed Sulfur | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe contubernalis Moore, 1886 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema andersonii Moore, 1886 | Anderson’s Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867 | Three-spot grass yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867 | Small Grass Yellow | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Eurema simulatrix Semper, 1891 | Changeable Grass Yellow | | Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829 | Tree Yellow | | Gandaca harina assamica Moore, 1906 | Tree yellow | | Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871 | Orange Brimstone | | Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858 | Lesser Brimstone | | Gonepteryx aspasia zaneka | Lesser brimstone | | Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 | Lesser Brimstone | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Gonepteryx rhamni napalensis | Common brimstone | | Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Orange Tip | | Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe Linné, 1758 | Great Orange Tip | | Ixias insignis Butler, 1879 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779 | White orange tip | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Ixias pyrene familiaris | Yellow orange tip | | Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793 | | Mesapia peloria Hewitson, 1853 | Tibet Blackvein | | Metaporia agathon Gray, 1831 | | | Metaporia agathon agathon | Great blackvein | | Metaporia agathon caphusa | | | Metaporia agathon phryxe | | | Metaporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843 | Himalayan blackvein | | Pareronia avatar Moore, 1858 | Narrow Wanderer | | Pareronia hippia Fabricius, 1787 | Common Wanderer | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776 | Common Wanderer | | Pareronia valeria hippia | Common wanderer | | Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris brassicae nepalensis Doubleday, 1844 | Large Cabbage White | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pieris canidia indica Evans, 1926 | Indian cabbage white | | Pieris montanus | Green-veined white | | Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800 | Indian Lofty Bath White | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia daplidice moorei Röber, 1907 | Bath White | | Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979 | Sherpa Bath White | | Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842 | Spotted Sawtooth | | Prioneris thestylis thestylis Doubleday, 1842 | Spotted Sawtooth | | Synchloe callidice (Hübner, 1799) | ⇒ Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813 | | Synchloe sherpae | Sherpa white | | Terias blanda silhetana | Three-spot grass yellow | | Terias brigitta rubella | Small grass yellow | | Terias laeta sikkima | Spotless grass yellow |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Nepal | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 7
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 18
45 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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