Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
1577
2083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
1577
2083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 194
1508
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 121
1259
1700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
935
1302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
935
1302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
934
1301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
636
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
597
876 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
107
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Territories
13 Genera with 18 Species | Appias Hübner, 1777 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1767 | Jezebels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dercas Doubleday, 1839 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1836 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hebomoia Hübner, 1758 | Great orange tip | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1764 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1768 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1842 | Sawtooths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Territories
18 Species and 2 Subspecies | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Delias acalis Godart, 1819 | Red-breast Jezebel | | Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758 | Painted Jezebel | | Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767 | Red-base Jezebel | | Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839 | Tailed Sulphur | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Orange Tip | | Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842 | Spotted Sawtooth |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in New Territories | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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