Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region North West (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
807
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
667
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 16
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North West
16 Genera with 34 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1865 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1833 | Caper Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1866 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1877 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1833 | Arabs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1836 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1876 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1861 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | Teracolus Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North West
34 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775 | Angled Sulphur | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois helcida Boisduval, 1833 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia thauruma Reakirt, 1866 | Madagascar Migrant | | Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877 | Harford sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876 | Kalahari Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857 | Speckled Sulfur Tip | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833 | Lemon Tip | | Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844 | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833 | | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in North West | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 9
24 | 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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