Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 375
2750
5100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 373
2748
5099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 353
2679
4966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 255
2271
4372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
731
1556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
731
1556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
727
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
531
1221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
482
1104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
92
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 15
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Alberta
15 Genera with 41 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1879 | Orangetips | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Alberta
41 Species and 4 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis stella (Edwards, 1879) | ⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852 | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias chippewa W.H. Edwards, 1872 | Arctic Sulfur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871 | Alpine Orange | | Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865) | ⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865 | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804) | ⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869 | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Northern Alberta | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 6
19 | 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 | 8
21 | 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
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