It contains the following species:

• Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
• Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871
• Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriès, 1859 – Lesser Brimstone
• Gonepteryx burmensis Tytler 1926
• Gonepteryx chitralensis (Moore, 1905)
• Gonepteryx cleobule (Hübner, 1824) – Canary Island Brimstone
• Gonepteryx cleopatra (Linnaeus, 1767) – Cleopatra
• Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
• Gonepteryx farinosa (Zeller, 1847) – Powdered Brimstone
• Gonepteryx maderensis Felder, 1862 – Madeira Brimstone
• Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857 – Lesser Brimstone
• Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
• Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847
• Gonepteryx palmae Stamm 1963 – La Palma Brimstone
• Gonepteryx rhamni (Linna,eus, 1758) – Common Brimstone
• Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini 1913