Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 483
4679
10528 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 481
4675
10525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 458
4577
10265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 328
3935
9011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1135
2927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1134
2926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1129
2920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
781
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
703
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
134
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 18
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nova Scotia
18 Genera with 39 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1824 | Angled Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1775 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nova Scotia
39 Species and 6 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Paramidea) midea Hübner, 1809 | Falcate Orangetip | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 | Arctic Orange | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862 | Christina´s Sulphur | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | Clouded Sulphur | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829 | | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | 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 marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899 | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Nova Scotia | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 8
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 8
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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