Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 408
5803
10301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 407
5802
10301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 393
5734
10113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 280
5013
9221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1834
4298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 57
1834
4298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1832
4297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
1324
3356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1277
3291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
306
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 34
82 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 19
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 14
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 6
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alajuela
6 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Alajuela
12 Species and 4 Subspecies | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836 | Common Green-eyed White | | Leptophobia caesia Lucas, 1852 | Bluish White | | Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Leptophobia eleusis Lucas, 1852 | Eleusis White | | Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780 | Chiapas White | | Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836 | Painted White | | Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779 |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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