Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Tonga (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 135
429
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
304
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
95
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
88
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
32
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tonga
5 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Tonga
7 Species and 5 Subspecies | Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777 | Albatross Butterfly | | Appias athama Blanchard, 1848 | Pacific albatross | | Appias athama manaia Hopkins, 1927 | | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois java schmeltzi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867 | No-brand Grass-yellow | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779 | Malayan Albatross |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Tonga | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Pieridae (Duponchel 1835) |
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