Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
750
948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
728
926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 159
658
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
109
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
83
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
81
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
60
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 9
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Pietermaritzburg
9 Genera with 22 Species
Species list for Pietermaritzburg
22 Species | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | 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) erone Angas, 1849 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884 | Spiller's Sulphur Small White | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 7
19 | 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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