Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 352
2671
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 351
2670
5037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2630
4959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1988
3673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
765
1480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
765
1480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
765
1480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
409
801 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
372
742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 15
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Puerto Rico
15 Genera with 37 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anteos Hübner, 1775 | Angled Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1939 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1939 | Albatrosses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1926 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1877 | Grass yellow | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ganyra Billberg, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1939 | Albatrosses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kricogonia Reakirt, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1929 | Sulphurs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1926 | Grass yellow | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
37 Species and 25 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824 | Ghost Brimstone | | Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775 | Angled Sulphur | | Anteos maerula maerula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Aphrissa godartiana Swainson, 1821 | Godart'S Sulphur | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Aphrissa statira cubana d´Almeida, 1939 | Migrant Sulphur | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777 | Amarilla White | | Appias drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943 | | | Appias (Glutophrissa) punctifera d’Almeida., 1939 | | | Ascia josephina (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819 | | Ascia josephina krugii Dewitz, 1877 | | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819 | Great Southern White | | Dismorphia amphione Cramer, 1779 | Tiger Mimic White | | Dismorphia spio Godart, 1824 | Haitian Mimic | | Dismorphia virago (A.N. Avinoff, 1926) | ⇒ Dismorphia spio Godart, 1824 | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema daira palmira Poey, 1852 | Antillean Barred Yellow | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurema elathea elathea (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Eurema elathea obsoleta Jörgensen, 1932 | | Eurema elathea flavescens Chavannes, 1850 | | | Eurema elathea obsoleta Jörgensen, 1932 | | | Eurema gratiosa Doubleday, 1847 | | | Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836 | Hall´s Sulphur | | Eurema leuce sanjuanensis Watson, 1938 | | | Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Little Sulfur | | Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétriés, 1832) | ⇒ Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832 | | Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | | Eurema portoricensis Dewitz, 1877 | Puerto Rican Yellow | | Ganyra josephina krugii Dewitz, 1877 | Giant White | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Glutophrissa drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943 | Florida White | | Glutophrissa punctifera d´Almeida, 1939 | Antillean White | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | Castalia Sulphur | | Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793 | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe antillia Brown, 1929 | Giant Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775 | Apricot | | Phoebis argante martini Comstock, 1944 | Apricot Sulphur | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis philea philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Orange-barred Sulphur | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777 | Cloudless Sulphur | | Phoebis sennae sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777 | | Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Phoebis trite watsoni Brown, 1929 | | | Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936 | Leuce Yellow | | Pyrisitia leuce sanjuanensis (F.E. Watson, 1938) | ⇒ Pyrisitia leuce antillarum A. Hall, 1936 | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832 | Little Sulphur | | Pyrisitia portoricensis (Dewitz, 1877) | ⇒ Eurema portoricensis Dewitz, 1877 | | Pyrisitia tenera A.N. Avinoff, 1926 | | | Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758 | Straight-line Sulphur |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Puerto Rico | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 8
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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Links, sources and further information Pieridae at artfakta.se
Pieridae at de.wikipedia.org
Pieridae at dyntaxa.se
Pieridae at gbif.org
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