Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Western Ghats (West India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 26
220
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 26
220
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 19
213
404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 16
209
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 9
187
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 9
187
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 9
187
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
137
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
137
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
134
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 14
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Western Ghats
14 Genera with 35 Species | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1884 | Albatrosses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1793 | Caper Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1775 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1859 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1775 | Arabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1773 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1990 | Grass yellow | 6 | 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 | | Pieris Schrank, 1768 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prioneris Wallace, 1865 | Sawtooths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Ghats
35 Species | 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 (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | 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 nilgiriensis (C. & R.Felder, 1859) | ⇒ Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | 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) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836 | Little | | Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 | Plain Orange Tip | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common 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 | | 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 | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Painted Sawtooth |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Western Ghats | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 10
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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