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Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
112
9330
62089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
9294
61998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
101
9252
61685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
38
6019
40818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
31
5342
35698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
1101
10411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
94
1049
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
53
788
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
31
631
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
12
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
12 Genera with 128 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 0Psyche13SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1911Fetterbush131SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites25SpeciesTaxom
Sinopieris Huang, 189116SpeciesTaxom
Talbotia Bernardi, 19215SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
128 Species and 96 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste crameri W.J. Holland, 1931
Ascia monuste evonima (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819
Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832)⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819
Ascia phaloe gargara Fruhstorfer, 1910
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Baltia butleri butleriButler's dwarf
Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873)⇒ Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Baltia sikkima Fruhstorfer, 1903Sikkim Dwarf
Ganyra josephina amaryllis (josepha gerv..., 1907)⇒ Ganyra josephina paramaryllis Comstock, 1943
Ganyra josephina josepha Salvin & Godman, 1868Giant White
Ganyra josephina paramaryllis Comstock, 1943Giant White
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Itaballia demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Leptophobia aripa elodina Röber, 1908
Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptosia lignea van Vollenhoven, 1865
Leptosia malayana Fruhstorfer, 1910
Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793Black-spotted White
Leptosia nina aebutia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Leptosia nina asukae Nihira & Kaw..., 1986
Leptosia nina dione Wallace, 1867
Leptosia nina georgi Fruhstorfer, 1910
Leptosia nina malayana Fruhstorfer, 1910Psyche
Leptosia nina nina Fabricius, 1793Psyche
Leptosia nina niobe Wallace, 1866
Leptosia nina terentia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Leptosia sefidi (Brandt, 1938)⇒ Metachrostis sefidi Brandt, 1938
Leptosia velox rubescens
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieriballia viardi molione Fruhstorfer, 1908
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi banghaasi Sheljuzhko, 1910
Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939Green-veined White
Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi montana
Pieris napi muchei Eitschberger, 1984
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836Small Cabbage White
Pieris rapae debilis Alpheraky, 1889
Pieris rapae leucosoma Shaw, 1905
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris rapae yunnana Mell, 1943
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicae chariclea Stephens, 1828
Pieris brassicae nepalensis Doubleday, 1844Large Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae ottonis (Röber, 1896)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris aelia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777
Pieris ajaka Moore, 1865Himalayan green-veined white
Pieris ajaka aganta
Pieris alpina Rocci, 1933
Pieris aurea Mosley, 1896
Pieris ausia (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819
Pieris barraudi Rostagno, 1911
Pieris bhutya Talbot, 1939
Pieris biligata Cabeau, 1925
Pieris bowdeni Eitschberger, 1984
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris bryoniae bryonides Sheljuzhko, 1910
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Pieris canidia indica Evans, 1926Indian cabbage white
Pieris canidia kaolicola Bryk, 1946
Pieris canidia mars (Bang-Haas, 1927)⇒ Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768
Pieris canidia minima Verity, 1908
Pieris canidia palaearctica (Staudinger, 1886)⇒ Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768
Pieris canis Evans, 1912
Pieris carnea Verity, 1908
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pieris chumbiensis de Nicéville, 1897Chumbi White
Pieris cisseis (Leech, 1890)⇒ Pieris naganum Moore, 1884
Pieris cisseis pamsi
Pieris crucivora Boisduval, 1836
Pieris cusiana Floriani, 1969
Pieris davidis Oberthür, 1876
Pieris deota de Nicéville, 1884Alpine
Pieris devta de Nicéville, 1884Chitral green-banded white
Pieris diana (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819
Pieris domitia (Felder & Felder, 1862)⇒ Appias nero Fabricius, 1793
Pieris dubernardi Oberthür, 1884Chumbi White
Pieris dubernardi gyantsensis Verity, 1911
Pieris dulcinea Butler, 1882
Pieris dulcinea dulcinea Butler, 1882
Pieris dulcinea tomariana Matsumura, 1928
Pieris ega (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias paulina Cramer, 1777
Pieris enarete (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Appias lyncida Cramer, 1777
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris erutae Poujade, 1888
Pieris extensa Poujade, 1888Bhutan White
Pieris extensa latouchei Mell, 1939
Pieris flava (Edwards, 1881)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris gliciria Cramer, 1777
Pieris hartei (RIBBE, 1934)⇒ Cepora temena Hewitson, 1861
Pieris higginsi
Pieris hyoma (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836
Pieris indica Evans, 1926
Pieris iranica Le Cerf, 1913
Pieris japonica Shirozu, 1952Japanese Andromeda
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris krueperi devta de Nicéville, 1884Green Banded White
Pieris kuehni (Röber, 1885)⇒ Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805
Pieris laogore (Godman & Salvin, 1889)⇒ Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836
Pieris lea
Pieris leucodice
Pieris lucieni Dujardin, 1951
Pieris mahometana Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris melaina Röber, 1907
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris melete alpestris Verity, 1908
Pieris melete australis Verity, 1911
Pieris melete mandarina Leech, 1893
Pieris melete melaina Röber, 1907
Pieris melete melete
Pieris melete montana Verity, 1908
Pieris melete orientis Oberthür, 1880
Pieris messanensis Zeller, 1893
Pieris montana Verity, 1908
Pieris montanusGreen-veined white
Pieris naganum Moore, 1884Naga White
Pieris naganum cisseis Leech, 1890
Pieris naganum pamsi
Pieris nana Finke, 1934
Pieris napae
Pieris napella Lambillion, 1902
Pieris narima
Pieris narina Verity, 1908
Pieris nathalia Felder & Felder, 1862
Pieris nelo Bergstrasser, 1779
Pieris neombo (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Appias paulina Cramer, 1777
Pieris nepalensis Doubleday, 1844
Pieris nesis Shirozu, 1952
Pieris nesis japonica Shirozu, 1952
Pieris nesis nesis Fruhstorfer, 1909
Pieris nova Gornik, 1931
Pieris ochsenheimeri Staudinger, 1886
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris orientis Oberthür, 1880
Pieris ottonis Röber, 1896
Pieris pallene (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852
Pieris persis Verity, 1922
Pieris phryxe (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Aporia agathon Gray, 1831
Pieris poeyi Butler, 1872
Pieris pseudomelete Verity, 1908
Pieris pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pieris pseudorapae pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pieris rouxii (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Appias libythea Fabricius, 1775
Pieris steinigeri Eitschberger, 1984
Pieris suasa (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764
Pieris sulphurea (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Vanessa dulcinea Sheljuzhko, 1960
Pieris synchroma Röber, 1891
Pieris syra Verity, 1911
Pieris tadjika Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Pieris tomariana Matsumura, 1928
Pieris venata Verity, 1908
Pieris veris Staudinger, 1887
Pieris vivida Verity, 1911
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia callidice amaryllis Hemming, 1933
Pontia callidice chrysidice Herrich-Schä..., 1844
Pontia callidice halasia Huang & Mura..., 1992
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia chloridice chloridice
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913
Pontia daplidice amphimara Fruhstorfer, 1908
Pontia daplidice daplidice Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia daplidice moorei Röber, 1907Bath White
Pontia daplidice orientaris Kardakoff, 1928
Pontia dubernardi Oberthür, 1884
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa davendra Hemming, 1934
Pontia edusa edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa moorei Rober, 1907
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia glauconome glauconome Klug, 1829
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979Sherpa Bath White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Sinopieris davidis Oberthür, 1876
Sinopieris davidis davidis Oberthür, 1876
Sinopieris davidis diluta Verity, 1911
Sinopieris dubernardi (Oberthür, 1884)⇒ Pontia dubernardi Oberthür, 1884
Sinopieris dubernardi bromkampi Bang-Haas, 1938
Sinopieris dubernardi dubernardi Oberthür, 1884
Sinopieris dubernardi gyantsensis Verity, 1911
Sinopieris dubernardi kozlovi Alphéraky, 1897
Sinopieris dubernardi pomiensis Yoshino, 1998
Sinopieris dubernardi rothschildi Verity, 1911
Sinopieris dubernardi wangi Huang, 1998
Sinopieris kozlovi Alpheraky, 1897
Sinopieris kozlovi aljinensis Huang & Mura..., 1992
Sinopieris kozlovi kozlov i Alphéraky, 1897
Sinopieris stoetzneri Draeseke, 1925
Sinopieris venata Leech, 1891
Talbotia nagana Moore, 1884
Talbotia nagana karumii Ikeda, 1937
Talbotia naganum Moore, 1884
Talbotia naganum karumii Ikeda, 1937Naga White
Talbotia naganum pamsi Vitalis de S..., 1921Dark-banded White


Links, sources and further information
Pierina at itis.gov