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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Pitilla Station (Pitilla, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
322
4092
5701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
322
4092
5701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
311
4051
5624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
3613
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
1318
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
1318
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
1318
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
953
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
926
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
151
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pitilla Station
16 Genera with 28 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 0Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1836Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pitilla Station
28 Species and 13 Subspecies
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Delias illis
Dismorphia eunoe Doubleday, 1844Eunoe Mimic-White
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Dismorphia theucharila Doubleday, 1848Clearwing Mimic-White
Dismorphia zaela Hewitson, 1858Zaela Mimic White
Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858Zathoe Mimic White
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851Blue-winged Eurybia
Eurybia unxia Godman & Salvin, 1885Azure-winged Eurybia
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911
Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Pitilla Station
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
9
12
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