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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
87
2746
8558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
86
2742
8548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
2726
8477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1809
5400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1630
4606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
383
1137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
45
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
45 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEGILMNPZ
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Alesa Doubleday, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocaris Boisduval, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1866Orangetips4SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1861Blackveins3SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1775Caper Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1763Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1805Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1840Clouded yellows40SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1761Arabs5SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1775Jezebels4SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898Pearl-whites3SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1898Dappled whites9SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow11SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Euterpe Bellona Feld..., 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17587SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Leucidia Doubleday, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Metaporia Butler, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1775Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs6SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush18SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1924Checkered Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
146 Species and 57 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Alesa amesis lipara Bates, 1868
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anthocaris cardamines Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocaris cardamines cardamines Linnaeus, 1758
Anthocharis (Paramidea) lanceolata Lucas, 1852California Whitetip
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Anthocharis scolymus Butler, 1866Yellow Tip
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758
Aporia hippia Bremer, 1861
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias sabina absyrtus
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia geniculata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neoascia geniculata Meigen, 1822
Ascia interrupta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neoascia interrupta Meigen, 1822
Ascia spheginea (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775Caper White
Catasticta lycurgus lanceolata Lathy & Rose..., 1912
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta apaturina apaturina A. Butler, 1901
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias crocea crocea Geoffrey, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias hecla sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890Northern Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812
Colias nastes streckeri Grum-Grshima..., 1895Labrador Sulphur
Colias nastes werwandi
Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862Christina´s Sulphur
Colias occidentalis sullivani Hammond & Mc..., 2003Christina´s Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palaeno lapponica Staudinger, 1871
Colias palaeno palaeno Linnaeus, 1761
Colias palaeno synonyma Bryk, 1923
Colias palaeus
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865)⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890
Colias sulitelma sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890
Colias tamerlana Staudinger, 1897
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Colias werdandi Zetterstedt, 1839
Colias werdandi werdandi Zetterstedt, 1840
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis pennaria Linnaeus, 1761
Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805Red-spotted Jezebel
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775Black Jezebel
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853Chalk White
Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898Small pearl white
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) bazae Fabiano, 1993Fabiano´S Greenish Black-Tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe ausonides transmontana Austin & J. ..., 1998Large Marble
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847California Marble
Euchloe creusa creusa E. Doubleday, 1847Northern Marble
Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871'California' Pearly Marble
Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898)⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema blanda odinia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Eurybia halimede Hübner, 1807Halimede Eurybia
Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915Howarth's white
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Itaballia pandosia Hewitson, 1853Brown-bordered White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptidea amurensis Ménétriés, 1859
Leptidea duponcheli Staudinger, 1871Eastern Wood White
Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946Cryptic Wood White
Leptidea reali REISSINGER, 1989Réal's Wood White
Leptidea reali reali REISSINGER, 1990
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptidea sinapis sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758
Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leucidia brephos Hübner, 1809Snowflake
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Metaporia agathon phryxe
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Neophasia menapia menapia C. Felder & ..., 1859Pine White
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Phoebis philea huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi bicolorata Petersen, 1943
Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris adalwinda (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris adalwinda adalwinda Fruhstorfer, 1909
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris marginalis castoria Reakirt, 1866Margined White
Pieris marginalis marginalis Scudder, 1861Margined White
Pieris marginalis reicheli Eitschberger, 1984Margined White
Pieris marginalis ziegleri Eitschberger, 1991Margined White
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Western White
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii flavitincta J. A. Comstock, 1924Flavous White
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
11
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
27
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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