Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Rhode Island (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 289
1773
3075 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 288
1770
3071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1715
2939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 189
1435
2421 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 45
696
1242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 45
696
1242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
695
1241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
506
953 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
462
850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
68
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rhode Island
8 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Rhode Island
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Little Sulfur | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Rhode Island | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Pieridae (Duponchel 1835) |
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