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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Sankuru (Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
29
145
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
29
145
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
145
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
27
142
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
124
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
124
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
124
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
109
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
107
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
13
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sankuru
5 Genera with 9 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1929Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1833Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sankuru
9 Species
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Sankuru
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
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
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