Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Western Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 528
5425
11871 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 526
5418
11860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
5315
11672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 332
4419
10200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 71
1255
2808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
1251
2798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1237
2748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
751
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
686
1616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
177
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 16
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Cape
16 Genera with 47 Species | Appias Hübner, 1910 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 0 | Caper Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Dismorphia Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1836 | Small Whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1869 | Dotted Borders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1829 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Cape
47 Species and 12 Subspecies | Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois thysa biton | | | Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 | 'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | | Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863 | Christina Sulphur | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900 | Giant Northern Sulfur | | Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias interior Scudder, 1819 | Pelidne Sulphur | | Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880 | Labrador Sulphur | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | Clouded Sulphur | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) doubledayi Hopffer, 1862 | Desert Veined Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876 | Kalahari Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857 | Speckled Sulfur Tip | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844 | | Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874 | | | Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836 | African Small White | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869 | Trimen's Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Western Cape | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Dismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 12
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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