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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
550
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
534
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
203
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
28
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
28 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCDEGHILPT
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793Pioneers1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1903Albatrosses14SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Catopsillia2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1891Clouded yellows7SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1775Arabs11SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1758Jezebels3SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 0Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1852Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow10SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1858Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 0Great orange tip5SpeciesTaxom
Huphina Billberg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1867Indian Orange Tips3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 0Wanderers6SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1865Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1869Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
79 Species and 22 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anaphaeis aurota (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865Common Albatross
Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias galene swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias wardii arida Talbot, 1939
Appias lucasii Wallace, 1867
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775Common
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsillia crocale crocale
Catopsillia pomona catilla
Cepora lichenosa Moore, 1877Common Gull
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina remba Moore, 1857
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias florella nephte
Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859Nilgiri Clouded Yellow
Colias nilgiriensis (C. & R.Felder, 1859)⇒ Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias sifanica Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Little
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Eronia pingasa
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema andersonii Moore, 1886Anderson’s Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990Nilgiri Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Hebomoia amata
Hebomoia danae
Hebomoia eucharis
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Hebomoia glaucippe anaxandra
Huphina nerissa evagete
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene pirenassa Wallace, 1867Yellow orangetip
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Pareronia anais Lesson, 1837Common Wanderer
Pareronia boebera Eschscholtz, 1821
Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865Dark Wanderer
Pareronia hippia Fabricius, 1787Common Wanderer
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pareronia valeria hippiaCommon wanderer
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865Painted Sawtooth
Terias brigitta rubellaSmall grass yellow
Terias hecabe (de l´Orza, 1869)⇒ Eurema hecabe Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in South India
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
8
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
17
49
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