List of butterflies of Europe (Pieridae)
This is a list of the butterflies of family Pieridae, or the "whites", which are found in Europe. It is a part of List of the butterflies of Europe.
Pieridae – whites[edit]
- Subfamily Dismorphiinae
- Wood white, Leptidea sinapis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Réal's wood white, Leptidea reali Reissinger, 1989
- Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946
- Fenton's wood white, Leptidea morsei (Fenton, 1881)
- Eastern wood white, Leptidea duponcheli (Staudinger, 1871)
- Subfamily Coliadinae
- Berger's clouded yellow, Colias alfacariensis Ribbe, 1805
- Clouded yellow, Colias croceus (Fourcroy, 1785)
- Northern clouded yellow, Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836
- Pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Eastern pale clouded yellow, Colias erate (Esper, 1805)
- Pale Arctic clouded yellow, Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Mountain clouded yellow, Colias phicomone (Esper, 1780)
- Greek clouded yellow, Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
- Lesser clouded yellow, Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781
- Booth's sulphur, Colias tyche (de Böber, 1812)
- Balkan clouded yellow, Colias caucasica Staudinger, 1871
- Danube clouded yellow, Colias myrmidone Esper, 1780
- African migrant, Catopsilia florella (Fabricius, 1775)
- Cleopatra, Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Powdered brimstone, Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847)
- Canary Island brimstone, Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1824) Endemic to Canary Islands [1]
- Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974 Endemic to Canary Islands [2]
- Subfamily Pierinae
- Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines (Linnaeus 1758)
- Eastern orange tip, Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836
- Provence orange tip, Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
- Grüner's orange tip, Anthocharis gruneri (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
- Black-veined white, Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Small orange tip, Colotis evagore (Klug, 1829)
- Eastern dappled white, Euchloe ausonia (Hübner, 1804)
- Western dappled white, Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
- Portuguese dappled white, Euchloe tagis (Hübner, 1804)
- Corsican dappled white, Euchloe insularis (Staudinger, 1861) Endemic to Corsica and Sardinia [3]
- Greenish black-tip, Euchloe charlonia (Donzel, 1842)
- Spanish greenish black-tip, Euchloe bazae Fabiano, 1993 Endemic to Spain [4]
- Eastern greenish black-tip, Euchloe penia (Freyer, 1805)
- Green-striped white, Euchloe belemia (Esper, 1800)
- Mountain dappled white, Euchloe simplonia (Boisduval, 1878)
- Large white, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Canary Islands large white, Pieris cheiranthi (Hübner, 1808)
- Dark-veined white, Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806)
- Mountain small white, Pieris ergane (Geyer, 1828)
- Southern small white, Pieris mannii (Mayer, 1851)
- Green-veined white, Pieris napi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Small white, Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Krueper's small white, Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860
- Lofty Bath white, Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1806)
- Bath white, Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Eastern Bath white, Pontia edusa (Fabricius, 1777)
- Lesser Bath white, Pontia chloridice (Hübner, 1813)
- Sooty orange tip, Zegris eupheme (Esper, 1805)
References[edit]
- ^ IUCN Red list
- ^ Ziegler, H. and Jost, B., 1990 Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Biologie sowie Beschreibung der ersten Stände von Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974 (Lep., Pieridae) Atalanta (Oktober 1990) 21 (1/2): 109-119, Würzburg, ISSN 0171-0079
- ^ IUCN Red list
- ^ IUCN Red list
- Higgins, L.G. & Riley, N.D. (1970). A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 9780002120289
- Higgins, L.G., (1975). The Classification of European Butterflies. London, Collins, 320 pp. ISBN 9780002196246
- C Della Bruna, E Gallo, Valerio Sbordoni (2013). "Pieridae Part 1 Subfamily Pierinae, tribe Pierini (partim)". Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Volume: 31 Omnes Artes ISBN 978-88-87989-17-5
- J. Grieshuber (2014). "Pieridae Part 2 Subfamily: Coliadinae, tribe: Coliadini" Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region. Volume: 17 Omnes Artes ISBN 9788887989151
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