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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
148
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
138
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
26
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
4 Genera with 6 Species
Appias Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs3SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1882Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1865Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
6 Species
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis bacchus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Colotis ione Godart, 1819
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Sahara
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
3
5
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