Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 9
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 7
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
2 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Benin
8 Species and 1 Subspecies | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia marginea Mabille, 1890 | Black-edged Spirit | | Leptosia medusa Cramer, 1777 | Dainty Spirit | | Leptosia uganda (Dixey, 1915) | ⇒ Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | | Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | Opaque Spirit | | Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965 | | | Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871) | ⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | | Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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