Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
357
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
342
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
99
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 14
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
14 Genera with 31 Species | Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aporia Hübner, 1758 | Blackveins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1943 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1939 | Albatrosses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1836 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
31 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-veined White | | Appias drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943 | | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819 | Great Southern White | | Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819 | Great Southern White | | Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905) | ⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871 | | Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Clouded Yellow | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Little Sulfur | | Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | | Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777 | | Glutophrissa drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943 | Florida White | | Glutophrissa punctifera d´Almeida, 1939 | Antillean White | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758 | Real´s Wood White | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775 | Apricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806 | Dark-veined White | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836 | Pale Yellow |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Virgin Islands | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 7
19 | 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 | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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