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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Yorkshire (North England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
280
1539
2627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
279
1538
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
264
1508
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
204
1338
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
473
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
473
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
467
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
357
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
322
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
53
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yorkshire
9 Genera with 13 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1908Orangetips2SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1953Fetterbush8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yorkshire
13 Species and 10 Subspecies
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis cardamines britannica Verity, 1908Orange-tip
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae cordata Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae impunctata Le Moult, 1944
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae marginata Graham-Smith..., 1929
Pieris brassicae perflava Lempke, 1953

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Yorkshire
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


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