Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
2180
4314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2178
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2122
4231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1642
3307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
371
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
366
624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
160
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 19
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tamil Nadu
19 Genera with 49 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1884 | Albatrosses | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 2 | Species | Taxom | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1852 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1805 | Grass yellow | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hebomoia Hübner, 1758 | Great orange tip | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1764 | Indian Orange Tips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1776 | Wanderers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1768 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1865 | Sawtooths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tamil Nadu
49 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anaphaeis aurota (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | | Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857 | Plain Puffin | | Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842 | Spot Puffin | | Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775 | Striped Albatross | | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905 | | | Appias galene swinhoei Moore, 1905 | | | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775 | Cassia butterfly | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852 | Lesser Gull | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Colias erate Esper, 1805 | Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias nilgiriensis (C. & R.Felder, 1859) | ⇒ Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836 | Little | | Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 | Plain Orange Tip | | Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836 | Red-spot Jezebel | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886 | One-spot Grass Yellow | | Eurema andersonii Moore, 1886 | Anderson’s Grass Yellow | | Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836 | Papuan Grass-yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836 | Line grass yellow | | Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990 | Nilgiri Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805 | Small Grass Yellow | | Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Great Orange Tip | | Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779 | White orange tip | | Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764 | Yellow Orange Tip | | Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Dark Wanderer | | Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776 | Common Wanderer | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Painted Sawtooth |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 5
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 13
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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