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Checklist for Subtribe Appiadina Kuznetsov, 1929
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1028
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
897
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
205
486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
25
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
18
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
2 Genera with 8 Species
Appias Hübner, 1884Albatrosses22SpeciesTaxom
Saletara Butler, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
8 Species and 15 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias indra narendraPlain puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias libythea libytheaWestern striped albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida taprobanaChocolate albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias albina norma Evans, 1924
Appias albina semiflava Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias albina venustaCommon albatross
Appias (Catophaga) galene C. & R. Felder, 1865Ceylon Lesser Albatross
Appias galene venusta Moore, 1881
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina fasciata Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina galene Felder, 1865Ceylon lesser albatross
Appias paulina lankapura Moore, 1879
Appias paulina paulina
Appias paulina venusta Moore, 1881
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Saletara panda (Godart, 1819)⇒ Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779


Links, sources and further information
Appiadina at itis.gov