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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region North India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2958
7275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2957
7274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2903
7189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2442
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
729
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
729
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
729
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
574
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
531
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
235
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North India
24 Genera with 82 Species
#ABCDEGHINP
Aporia Hübner, 1856Blackveins3SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1832Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 0Garden whites2SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Callosune Doubleday, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1805Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1882Clouded yellows12SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs8SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 0Jezebels11SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1839Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1823
Vagrants0SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow6SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips3SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1776Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1857Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North India
82 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Aporia nabellica Boisduval, 1856Dusky Blackvein
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867Orange Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Puffin
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Artogeia canidia Evans, 1926
Artogeia melete
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora amba Wallace, 1867
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874Pamir Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865Fiery Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias felderi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865Ladak Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias thrasibulus Fruhstorfer, 1910Lemon Clouded Yellow
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Little
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna sanaca
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias sanaca sanaca
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas urania Butler, 1865
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847Chitral Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris ajaka Moore, 1865Himalayan green-veined white
Pieris ajaka aganta
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in North India
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
6
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
17
52
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