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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
372
3864
9821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
3864
9821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3786
9694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
3204
8761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1411
2908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
1410
2906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
1408
2904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1059
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
996
2163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
321
1046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
27
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast India
27 Genera with 90 Species
#ABCDEGHILMPT
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1831Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1879Albatrosses20SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 1911Garden whites1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants5SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1761Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1775Arabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cunizza Grote, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1910Jezebels20SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1839Sulphurs8SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1891Grass yellow11SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips3SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1776Wanderers3SpeciesTaxom
Pieis3SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1884Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 0Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast India
90 Species and 36 Subspecies
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias lalage argyridina Butler, 1885
Appias lalage confluens Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Appias) leis Hübner, 1832
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida hippoides Moore, 1881
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865Common Albatross
Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina semiflava Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) galba Wallace, 1867Indian orange albatross
Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867Orange Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Puffin
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890Appias olferna libythea
Appias pseudola laga Gistl, 1848
Appias pseudolalage Moore, 1879
Artogeia erutae montana Verity, 1911
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora copia Wallace, 1867
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904Everest Clouded Yellow
Colias electo fieldi
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Cunizza hirlanda hirlanda (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Cunizza hirlanda ninguida Fruhstorfer, 1907
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna berinda
Delias belladonna ithiella
Delias belladonna sanaca
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi auriga
Delias descombesi leucacanthaRed-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucocantha
Delias descombesi leucogaea
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias lativitta naga
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias sanaca oreasPale Jezebel
Delias sanaca perspicua Fruhstorfer, 1910
Dercas brindaba Swinhoe, 1899
Dercas gobrias Hewitson, 1864Angled Sulfur
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas lycorias lycorias Doubleday, 1842
Dercas menandrus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Dercas naganum Tytler, 1939
Dercas pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1910
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 blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867Three-spot grass yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867Small Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema leata
Eurema sari Horsfield, 1829Chocolate Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema simulatrix Semper, 1891Changeable Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias malumsinicum Thieme, 1897
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Melete lycimnia calymnia leucoptera H..., 1926
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pareronia argolis C. & R. Felder, 1860
Pareronia avatar Moore, 1858Narrow Wanderer
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pieis brassicae nepalensis
Pieis canidia
Pieis napi
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris chumbiensis de Nicéville, 1897Chumbi White
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris naganum Moore, 1884Naga 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
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Terias jordani

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Northeast India
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
8
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
17
57
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