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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Yucatan (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
241
1619
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
1619
2220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1591
2177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
1396
1910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
602
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
602
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
602
868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
425
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
416
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
162
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yucatan
16 Genera with 25 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1836Angled Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Enantia Hübner, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow4SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Megonostoma Reakirt, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs5SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow7SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yucatan
25 Species and 8 Subspecies
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula lacordairei (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Enantia albania H. W. Bates, 1864Costa-spotted Mimic-White
Enantia melite Linnaeus, 1763
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra josephina josepha Salvin & Godman, 1868Giant White
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Melete lysimnia isandra
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina westwoodi Boisduval, 1836Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia gnathene (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869Felder’s Mimosa Yellow
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia Fabricius, 1775
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Yucatan
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
7
7
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