Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 633
8871
31367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 629
8860
31350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 599
8751
31129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6950
25723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2088
6926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 79
2082
6895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 75
2060
6820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1253
3409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1071
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
221
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 30
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
30 Genera with 57 Species
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1927 | Albatrosses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1775 | Caper Whites | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 0 | Emigrants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1826 | Gulls | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1860 | Clouded yellows | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1775 | Jezebels | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melete Swainson, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1900 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | New Genus Cover ..., 2005 | Species near Sigela | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saletara Butler, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tatochila Butler, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polynesia
57 Species and 38 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908 | Orange-tip | | Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias paulina manaia Hopkins, 1927 | | | Appias athama Blanchard, 1848 | Pacific albatross | | Appias athama manaia Hopkins, 1927 | | | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java peristhene Boisduval, 1859 | | | Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775 | Caper White | | Calais speciosus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Common | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826 | Common Migrant | | Catopsilia scylla scylla | | | Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805 | Australian gull | | Cepora perimale perimale Donovan, 1805 | | | Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826 | Australian Gull | | Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma | | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias ponteni Wallengren, 1860 | | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829 | | | Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805 | Red-spotted Jezebel | | Delias funerea Rothschild, 1894 | | | Delias harpalyce Donovan, 1805 | Imperial Jezebel | | Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775 | Red-banded Jezebel | | Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775 | Black Jezebel | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867 | No-brand Grass-yellow | | Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Yellow | | Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878 | | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793 | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900) | ⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869 | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage White | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris japonica Shirozu, 1952 | Japanese Andromeda | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur | | Rhabdodryas trite banksi Breyer, 1939 | | | Rhabdodryas trite trite (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | | Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 | Malayan Albatross | | Tatochila xanthodice paramosa (Ackery, 1975) | ⇒ Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852 |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Polynesia | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 7
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 19
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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