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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
534
6951
16163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
6948
16161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
507
6846
15892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
325
5532
13121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1815
3762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1814
3761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1812
3760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1239
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1154
2508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
312
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
40
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Mexico
40 Genera with 87 Species
#ACDEGHIKLMNPRTZ
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1836Angled Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1871Orangetips4SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1913Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows6SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1836Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Enantia Hübner, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Eucheira Westwood, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1898Dappled whites4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18196SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1981Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1869Pine Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19863SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1777Sulphurs8SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1836Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Prestonia Schaus, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow9SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 0Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
87 Species and 56 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos clorinde nivifera (Frahstorfer, 1907)⇒ Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula lacordairei (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis (Paramidea) lanceolata Lucas, 1852California Whitetip
Anthocharis limonea Butler, 1871Mexican Orangetip
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias leptis myndus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste monuste (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Ascia monuste raza Klots, 1930Great Southern White
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta (Catasticta) flisa Herrich-Schä..., 1858Narrow-banded Dartwhite
Catasticta flisa flisa (Herrich-Schä..., 1858)⇒ Catasticta flisa flisandra REISSINGER, 1972
Catasticta (Catasticta) nimbice Boisduval, 1836Mexican Dartwhite
Catasticta nimbice nimbice (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Catasticta nimbice ochracea Bates, 1864
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877Harford sulphur
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colotis eris eris Klug, 1829
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Dismorphia amphiona isolda
Dismorphia eunoe Doubleday, 1844Eunoe Mimic-White
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Enantia albania H. W. Bates, 1864Costa-spotted Mimic-White
Enantia jethys Boisduval, 1836Bold Mimic White
Eucheira socialis Westwood, 1834Madrone White
Eucheira socialis niger (C.R. Beutels..., 1984)⇒ Eucheira socialis westwoodi Beutelspacher, 1984
Eucheira socialis westwoodi Beutelspacher, 1984Social White
Euchloe guaymasensis Opler, 1987Sonoran Marble
Euchloe guaymensis Opler, 1986Sonoran Marble
Euchloe hyantis hyantis W. H. Edwards, 1871'California' Pearly Marble
Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898)⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema albula celata R. Felder, 1869Mexican Bleached Yellow
Eurema albula sinoe Godart, 1819
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema daira eugenia Wallengren, 1860Barred Yellow
Eurema deva pseudomorpha (A.B. Klots, 1929)⇒ Eurema deva doris Röber, 1909
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861Monkey-face Sulphur
Eurema salome jamapa Reakirt, 1866Northern Salome Yellow
Eurema simulatrix tecmessa de Nicéville..., 1896Hill Grass Yellow
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851Blue-winged Eurybia
Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915Howarth's white
Ganyra howarthi kuschei
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra josephina josepha Salvin & Godman, 1868Giant White
Ganyra kuschei (W. Schaus, 1920)⇒ Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla tenuis Lamas, 1981Florida White
Hesperocharis costaricensis Bates, 1866Costa Rican White
Hesperocharis costaricensis pasion Reakirt, 1867Costa Rican White
Itaballia demophile centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928Black-banded White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836Common Green-eyed White
Leptophobia aripa elodia Boisduval, 1836Mexican Mountain White
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptophobia gonzaga gonzaga Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete lycimnia isandra Boisduval, 1836Creamy White
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nathalis iole iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty Sulphur
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869Chiricahua
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Pereute charops Boisduval, 1836Darkened White
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pereute charops leonilae Llorente, 1986Darkened White
Perrhybris pamela carmenta Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe fisheri H. Edwards, 1883Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis philea philea Linnaeus, 1763Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pieriballia viardi viardi Boisduval, 1836Viardi White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris kuschei
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852Spring White
Prestonia clarki Schaus, 1920West-Mexican Sulphur
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina westwoodi Boisduval, 1836Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia lisa centralis Herrich Schä..., 1865Guatemalan Little Yellow
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia nise linda (W.H. Edwards, 1884)⇒ Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869
Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869Felder’s Mimosa Yellow
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia Fabricius, 1775
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Terias linda
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene cesonia cesonia Stoll, 1790Southern Dogface
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in North Mexico
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
14
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
23
46
Genera
Species

Taxom



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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