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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2297
5212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
345
2295
5211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
333
2257
5157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
213
1701
4008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
330
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
327
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
326
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
253
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
220
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
97
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
14
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
14 Genera with 28 Species
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1768Pioneers1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1898Albatrosses8SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1768Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1763Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1877Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1775Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1867Pearl-whites3SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 0Grass yellow5SpeciesTaxom
Huphina Billberg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
28 Species and 13 Subspecies
Anaphaeis java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina psyche
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina argentifera Joicey & Talbot, 1928
Appias paulina caledonica
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina psyche Felder & Felder, 1865
Appias paulina wallacei Butler, 1898
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale amarella Wallace, 1867
Cepora terranea Butler, 1877
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Delias ellipsis Joannis, 1901
Delias nysa Fabricius, 1775Nysa jezabel
Elodina egnatia Godart, 1819
Elodina pseudanops Butler, 1877
Elodina signata Wallace, 1867
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema amelia Poey, 1852Cuban Yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Eurema hecate novaecaledoniae
Huphina maculata
Nepheronia thalassina thalassina Boisduval, 1836
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris peristhene (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768
Rhabdodryas trite trite (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
8
14
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