Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
3347
6679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 420
3346
6678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3288
6562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
2810
5815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
852
1955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
852
1955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 57
847
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
595
1483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
536
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
96
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Alberta
12 Genera with 35 Species | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1879 | Orangetips | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1812 | Clouded yellows | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1871 | Dappled whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaporia Butler, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Alberta
35 Species and 5 Subspecies | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Anthocharis midea midea Hübner, 1809 | Falcate Orangetip | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Anthocharis stella (Edwards, 1879) | ⇒ Anthocharis sara Lucas, 1852 | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias chippewa W.H. Edwards, 1872 | Arctic Sulfur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871 | Alpine Orange | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Blueberry Sulfur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865) | ⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865 | | Colias tyche Böber, 1812 | Arctic Green Sulfur | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847 | California Marble | | Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898) | ⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871 | | Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871 | Olympia | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Metaporia agathon phryxe | | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Southern Alberta | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 8
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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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
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