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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
221
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
210
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
94
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
94
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
94
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
84
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
84
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
76
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Port Moresby
10 Genera with 24 Species
Appias Hübner, 1832Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1805Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1881Jezebels9SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1889Pearl-whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Saletara Butler, 18192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Moresby
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias (Appias) celestina Boisduval, 1832Blue albatross
Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832)⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Cepora abnormis Wallace, 1867Papuan Gull
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832Golden Jezebel
Delias dice van Vollenhoven, 1865
Delias discus Honrath, 1886
Delias ennia Wallace, 1867Nigidius jezabel
Delias gabia Boisduval, 1832
Delias kummeri RIBBE, 1900
Delias ladas Grose-Smith, 1894
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias ornytion Godman & Salvin, 1881
Elodina andropis Butler, 1876
Elodina umbratica Grose-Smith, 1889
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Gandaca butyrosa Butler, 1875Eastern Tree Yellow
Leptophobia aripa elodina Röber, 1908
Saletara cycinna Hewitson, 1861
Saletara panda (Godart, 1819)⇒ Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Port Moresby
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
7
19
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