Pontia (Fabricius 1807), Checkered Whites ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Genus

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Taxonomy of Genus Pontia Fabricius, 1807
Checkered Whites, Whites

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	208 32654 567261	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	197 32461 565431	Families Genera Species
Division	Ditrysia Borner, 1925 Butterflies, Moths, Skippers	186 32290 560864	Families Genera Species
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	74 20388 404639	Families Genera Species
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	66 18154 371101	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	13 3266 144998	Families Genera Species
Family	Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs	230 13433	Genera Species
Subfamily	Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites	86 8651	Genera Species
Tribe	Pierini Swainson, 1820 Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites	51 6623	Genera Species
Subtribe	Pierina Duponchel, 1835	25 1958	Genera Species
Genus	Pontia Fabricius, 1807 Checkered Whites, Whites	148	Species

Subnodes of Pontia Fabricius, 1807

Species	Pontia addenda Dufrane, 1947
Species	Pontia aethiops Joannis & Verity, 1912
Species	Pontia alba Müller, 1930
Species	Pontia albidice Oberthür, 1881
Species	Pontia alligata Lempke, 1953
Species	Pontia amphimara Fruhstorfer, 1908
Species	Pontia ampla Verity, 1919
Species	Pontia anastomosica Strand, 1909
Species	Pontia anthracina Schultz, 1904
Species	Pontia aridissima Hemming, 1932
Species	Pontia atlantica Milne Edwards, 1840
Species	Pontia autodice
Species	Pontia avidia Fruhstorfer, 1908
Species	Pontia beckeri J.H. McDunnough, 1928 Becker´s white	1	Subspecies
Species	Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 Becker's white, Beckers White, Becker´s White
Species	Pontia belemida Hübner, 1827
Species	Pontia bellidice Brahm, 1805
Species	Pontia brachyura Kroyer, 1849
Species	Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800 Indian Lofty Bath White, Lofty Bath White, Peak White	4	Subspecies
Species	Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813 Lesser Bath White, Small Bath White	4	Subspecies
Species	Pontia chlorodice
Species	Pontia conjugata Mezger, 1930
Species	Pontia dalplidice
Species	Pontia daplidice Linnaeus, 1758 ⇒ Pontia edusa Bath White	17	Subspecies
Species	Pontia davendra Hemming, 1934
Species	Pontia davidis Oberthür, 1876
Species	Pontia distorta Butler, 1886 Small Meadow White
Species	Pontia drueti Dufrane, 1947
Species	Pontia dubernardi Oberthür, 1884	1	Subspecies
Species	Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 Bath White, Eastern Bath White	8	Subspecies
Species	Pontia edwardsii Kroyer, 1849
Species	Pontia eluta Verity, 1911
Species	Pontia evagore Klug, 1829
Species	Pontia expansa Verity, 1919
Species	Pontia extensa Poujade, 1888
Species	Pontia flavescens Oberthür, 1888
Species	Pontia flavopicta Verity, 1908
Species	Pontia freyeri ♰ O. Heer, 1849
Species	Pontia glauce
Species	Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 Desert Bath White, Desert White	2	Subspecies
Species	Pontia gunderi C.H. Ingham, 1933 ⇒ Pontia beckerii
Species	Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 Common Meadow White, Meadow White, Southern Meadow White	3	Subspecies
Species	Pontia hellica Linnaeus, 1767
Species	Pontia hiberna Schneeur, 1934
Species	Pontia iberidice Bryk, 1940
Species	Pontia infragrisea Goodson, 1951
Species	Pontia iranica Bienert, 1870
Species	Pontia jachontovi Krulikovski, 1909
Species	Pontia johnstoni Crowley, 1887
Species	Pontia kozlovi Alpheraky, 1897
Species	Pontia laenas Fruhstorfer, 1908
Species	Pontia lignea Vollenhoven, 1865
Species	Pontia mannii Mayer, 1851
Species	Pontia mariformis Verity, 1948
Species	Pontia mediodilata Verity, 1948
Species	Pontia minor Ksienschopolski, 1911
Species	Pontia minuscula Verity, 1911
Species	Pontia montensis Dufrane, 1947
Species	Pontia moorei Röber, 1907
Species	Pontia nasturtii W.H. Edwards, 1864 ⇒ Pontia protodice
Species	Pontia nekkensis Matsumura, 1949
Species	Pontia nerii Kroyer, 1849
Species	Pontia nigrans Verity, 1948
Species	Pontia niobe Wallace, 1866
Species	Pontia nitida Verity, 1908
Species	Pontia nitschei Gornik, 1932
Species	Pontia nubicola Fruhstorfer, 1908
Species	Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 Checkered white cabbage worm, Checkered white cabbageworm	2	Subspecies
Species	Pontia ochrea Verity, 1911
Species	Pontia orientalis Kardakoff, 1928
Species	Pontia pattersonii Templeton, 1837
Species	Pontia penia Freyer, 1851
Species	Pontia persica Bienert, 1870
Species	Pontia praeclara Fruhstorfer, 1910
Species	Pontia protodice Boisduval & Le Conte, 1830 Checkered White, Southern Cabbage Butterfly
Species	Pontia protomedia Klug, 1829
Species	Pontia pyrothoe Eversmann, 1832
Species	Pontia raphani Esper, 1777
Species	Pontia raynaudii Milne Edwards, 1840
Species	Pontia rondoui Verity, 1908
Species	Pontia savignyi Milne Edwards, 1828
Species	Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979 Sherpa Bath White
Species	Pontia simplonia Freyer, 1829
Species	Pontia sisymbri	3	Subspecies
Species	Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 California White, Colorado White, Spring White	8	Subspecies
Species	Pontia stoetzneri Draeseke, 1924
Species	Pontia subalbidice Verity & Querci, 1923
Species	Pontia subviridis Pionneau, 1937
Species	Pontia sulphurea Oberthür, 1884
Species	Pontia veckeri
Species	Pontia venata Leech, 1891
Species	Pontia vernalis W.H. Edwards, 1864 ⇒ Pontia protodice
Species	Pontia vipasa Moore, 1872
Species	Pontia zapelloni Rostagno & Zapelloni, 1911
Species	Pontia zellerica Verity & Querci, 1923

Synonyms

LeucochloÃ« (Röber, 1907)

Leucochloe (J.K.M. Röber, 1907)

Mancipium (J.F. Stephens, 1828)

Parapieris (C.L.A. de Nicéville, 1897)

Parapieris de (Nicéville, 1897)

Pontieuchloia (Verity, 1929)

Synchloe (J. Hübner, 1818)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pontia

English

Checkered Whites, Whites

Distribution of Pontia Fabricius, 1807

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds

Links, sources and further information

Pontia at artfakta.se
Pontia at gbif.org
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Pontia at irmng.org
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Pontia at itis.gov
Pontia at marinespecies.org