Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Congo (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 516
8807
39529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
8793
39506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 495
8697
39194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 324
7111
34903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2481
11561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2480
11559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
2474
11548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1619
8751 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1470
8376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
281
2734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 27
169 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 18
135 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 11
103 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 3
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Congo
3 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Congo
13 Species and 9 Subspecies | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia alcesta alcesta Stoll, , 1782 | | | Leptosia alcesta inalcesta (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | | Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | | Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 | Hybrid Spirit | | Leptosia hybrida hybrida Bernardi, 1952 | | | Leptosia hybrida somereni Bernardi, 1959 | | | Leptosia marginea Mabille, 1890 | Black-edged Spirit | | Leptosia nupta Butler, 1873 | Immaculate Spirit | | Leptosia nupta pseudonupta Bernardi, 1959 | | | Leptosia uganda (Dixey, 1915) | ⇒ Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | | Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | Opaque Spirit | | Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965 | | | Leptosia wigginsi wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | | | Pieris abti (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871) | ⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | | Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865) | ⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887 | |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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