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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
3391
13725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3386
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
3368
13692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2289
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
27
2096
9140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
713
4539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
60
254
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
35
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
35 Genera with 100 Species
#ACDEGHIKLMNPT
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1892Orangetips3SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1861Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1836Albatrosses10SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 190712SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18749SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1910Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Charonias Röber, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cunizza Grote, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1779Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1823Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1842Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Glennia Klots, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1872Albatrosses12SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 189822SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18618SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Klotsius Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptalis Dalman, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18504SpeciesTaxom
Mathania Oberthür, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 186523SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 190813SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 190813SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1921Fetterbush16SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Theochila Field, 19022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
100 Species and 111 Subspecies
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865Desert Orangetip
Anthocharis (Paramidea) midea Hübner, 1809Falcate Orangetip
Anthocharis charlonia (Staudinger, 1892)⇒ Euchloe charlonia Donzel, 1842
Aporia hippia hippia Bremer, 1861
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Appias) melania Fabricius, 1775Grey Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Appias drusilla drusilla Swainson, 1820
Appias leptis aemilia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias margarita (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Appias neombo Boisduval, 1836
Archonias brassolis Fabricius, 1776Cattleheart White
Archonias brassolis approximata Butler, 1873Cattleheart White
Archonias brassolis brassolis Fabricius, 1776
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Archonias brassolis marcias Hübner, 1831
Archonias brassolis negrina C. Felder & ..., 1862
Archonias brassolis nigripennis A. Butler, 1873
Archonias brassolis rosacea A. Butler, 1873
Archonias brassolis tereas (Godart, 1819)⇒ Archonias brassolis rosacea A. Butler, 1873
Archonias negrina Felder, 1862
Archonias tereas Godart, 1819
Archonias tereas uniplaga Fruhstorfer, 1907
Ascia buniae Hübner, 1816
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Ascia phaloe Godart, 1819
Ascia phaloe ausia Boisduval, 1836
Ascia phaloe digentia
Ascia phaloe gargara Fruhstorfer, 1910
Ascia phaloe rusella Fruhstorfer, 1907
Ascia striata Walker, 1852
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta (Catasticta) bithys Hübner, 1831
Catasticta (Catasticta) huebneri Lathy & Rose..., 1912
Catasticta (Catasticta) modesta Lucas, 1852
Catasticta (Catasticta) nimbice Boisduval, 1836Mexican Dartwhite
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Cepora nerissa cibyra Fruhstorfer, 1910
Charonias theano Boisduval, 1836
Colotis antevippe zera Lucas, 1852
Colotis eris eris Klug, 1829
Cunizza hirlanda (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Hesperocharis hirlanda Stoll, 1790
Cunizza hirlanda fulvinota A. Butler, 1871
Cunizza hirlanda hirlanda (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Cunizza hirlanda ninguida Fruhstorfer, 1907
Cunizza hirlanda planasia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Cunizza hirlanda praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1907
Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832Golden Jezebel
Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra phaloe ausia (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Ganyra phaloe sublineata Schaus, 1902
Ganyra phaloe buniae (artaxata H. ..., 1910)⇒ Ganyra phaloe sublineata Schaus, 1902
Ganyra phaloe endeis Godart, 1819
Ganyra phaloe phaloe Godart, 1819
Glennia bahiana (F. Bryk, 1953)⇒ Glennia pylotis Godart, 1819
Glennia pylotis Godart, 1819
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla albunea J.W. Dalman, 1823
Glutophrissa drusilla castalia Fabricius, 1793Florida White
Glutophrissa drusilla drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii Skinner, 1894
Glutophrissa drusilla ilaire (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Glutophrissa drusilla poeyi Butler, 1872
Glutophrissa drusilla janeira (V. Bönningha..., 1896)⇒ Glutophrissa drusilla poeyi Butler, 1872
Glutophrissa drusilla laria alba V.M. Ri..., 1931
Glutophrissa drusilla molpadia J. Hübner, 1823
Glutophrissa drusilla mysia J.B. Godart, 1819
Glutophrissa drusilla nana R.F. d´Almeida, 1913
Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii Skinner, 1894Florida White
Glutophrissa drusilla poeyi Butler, 1872Florida White
Hesperocharis anguitia Godart, 1819
Hesperocharis anguitia anguitia Godart, 1819
Hesperocharis avivolans Butler, 1865
Hesperocharis catasticta (Röber, 1910)⇒ Hesperocharis emeris Boisduval, 1836
Hesperocharis emeris Boisduval, 1836Emeris White
Hesperocharis erota Lucas, 1852
Hesperocharis graphites Bates, H, 1864Marbled White
Hesperocharis hirlanda Stoll, 1790Hirlanda White
Hesperocharis hirlanda fulvinota Butler, 1871
Hesperocharis hirlanda planasia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Hesperocharis hirlanda praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1907
Hesperocharis lactea (Burmeister, 1879)⇒ Hesperocharis leucania Boisduval, 1836
Hesperocharis leucania Boisduval, 1836
Hesperocharis melissa (R.F. d´Almeida, 1913)⇒ Hesperocharis leucania Boisduval, 1836
Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852Nera White
Hesperocharis nera amazonica (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852
Hesperocharis nera aphaia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Hesperocharis nera nera (Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Hesperocharis nera nymphaea Möschler, 1876
Hesperocharis nera nerida (Zikan, 1940)⇒ Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852
Hesperocharis nera nilios Fruhstorfer, 1907
Hesperocharis paranensis Schaus, 1898
Hesperocharis paranensis paranensis Schaus, 1898
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Itaballia demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Itaballia demophile huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
Itaballia demophile nimietes Fruhstorfer, 1907
Itaballia demophile niphates Fruhstorfer, 1907
Itaballia pandosia Hewitson, 1853Brown-bordered White
Itaballia pandosia leptalina (H.W. Bates, 1861)⇒ Itaballia pandosia pisonis Hewitson, 1861
Itaballia pisonis Hewitson, 1861
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Leptalis mercenaria (Herbst, 1792)⇒ Enantia lina Herbst, 1792
Leptalis penia (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pseudopieris nehemia Boisduval, 1836
Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836Common Green-eyed White
Leptophobia aripa balidia Boisduval, 1836
Leptophobia nephthis Hopffer, 1874
Leptophobia penthica Kollar, 1850Penthica White
Mathania agasicles agasicles Hewitson, 1874
Melete calymnia C. & R. Felder, 1862
Melete leucadia C. & R. Felder, 1862
Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777Common Melwhite
Melete lycimnia calymnia leucoptera H..., 1926
Melete lycimnia daulia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia fiora Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia hubneri Butler, 1896
Melete lycimnia limnoria (Godart, 1819)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Melete lycimnia lycimnia (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Melete lycimnia theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia moesia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia narmia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Melete lycimnia othoca (H. Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Melete lycimnia narmia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Melete lycimnia paulista Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete lycimnia pedrosina (A.G. Butler, 1877)⇒ Melete lycimnia peruviana Lucas, 1852
Melete lycimnia pertho Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia phazania Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia theodora Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia theodori Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete polyhymnia C. & R. Felder, 1865
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Pereute antodyca Boisduval, 1836
Pereute antodyca bardela Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pereute autodyca bardela (H. Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Pereute antodyca Boisduval, 1836
Pereute autodyca paula (J.K.M. Röber, 1908)⇒ Pereute antodyca Boisduval, 1836
Pereute autodyca rosa (J.K.M. Röber, 1908)⇒ Pereute antodyca Boisduval, 1836
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pereute lindemannae REISSINGER, 1970
Pereute lindemannae lindemannae REISSINGER, 1970
Pereute swainsoni (Gray, 1832)⇒ Pereute antodyca Boisduval, 1836
Pereute swainsoni albosignata (F.W. Niepelt, 1914)⇒ Pereute antodyca Boisduval, 1836
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pereute telthusa Hewitson, 1860
Pereute telthusa magna (J.K.M. Röber, 1908)⇒ Pereute telthusa Hewitson, 1860
Perrhybris lorena Hewitson, 1852
Perrhybris lorena luteifera (H. Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Perrhybris lorena Hewitson, 1852
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Perrhybris pamela boyi J. Zikán, 1940
Perrhybris pamela eieidias Hübner, 1821
Perrhybris pamela incisa Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pamela lucasi Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pamela pyrrha (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Perrhybris pamela lucasi Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pyrrha (Stoll, 1870)⇒ Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780
Perrhybris pyrrha amazonica
Perrhybris pyrrha digitata Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pyrrha incisa Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pyrrha pandora Röber, 1908
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris buniae Hübner, 1819
Pieris buniae imperator
Pieris buniae pharetia
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pieris enarete (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Appias lyncida Cramer, 1777
Pieris euthemia (Kollar, 1850)⇒ Leptophobia penthica Kollar, 1850
Pieris glauce (Butler, 1865)⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Pieris ilaire (Godart, 1819)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Pieris limnoria Godart, 1819
Pieris linnaei Verity, 1922
Pieris monuste Linnaeus, 1764
Pieris monuste suasa
Pieris pylotis Godart, 1819
Pieris zelleri Stauder, 1921
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Tatochila autodice Hübner, 1818White cabbage butterfly
Tatochila autodice autodice Hübner, 1818
Tatochila mercedis Eschscholtz, 1821
Tatochila orthodice Weymer, 1890
Theochila maenacte Boisduval, 1836
Theochila maenacte itatiayae Foetterle, 1902

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Brazil
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
22
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTeracolini
Reuter, 1896
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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