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Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2014
7306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
527
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
51
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
28
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
19
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
8
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
8 Genera with 34 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 18185SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18726SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 186114SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 07SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1836Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
34 Species and 19 Subspecies
Ascia limona Schaus, 1913
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste monuste (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra josephina josepha Salvin & Godman, 1868Giant White
Ganyra limona
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra phaloe limona Schaus, 1913Godart´s White
Itaballia centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Itaballia demophile centralis Joicey & Talbot, 1928Black-banded White
Itaballia pandosia Hewitson, 1853Brown-bordered White
Itaballia pandosia kicaha Reakirt, 1864Brown-bordered White
Itaballia pandosia notistriga (A.G. Butler ..., 1872)⇒ Itaballia pandosia kicaha Reakirt, 1864
Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836Common Green-eyed White
Leptophobia aripa aripa Boisduval, 1836
Leptophobia aripa elodia Boisduval, 1836Mexican Mountain White
Leptophobia caesia Lucas, 1852Bluish White
Leptophobia caesia tenuicornis Butler & Druce, 1872Bluish White
Leptophobia eleone Doubleday, 1847Eleone White
Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907
Leptophobia eleusis Lucas, 1852Eleusis White
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Leptophobia helena Lucas, 1852Helena White
Leptophobia olympia C. & R. Felder, 1861Olympia White
Leptophobia smithii (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia helena Lucas, 1852
Leptophobia tovaria C. & R. Felder, 1861Tovaria White
Perrhybris alethina Butler, 1872
Perrhybris lypera Kollar, 1850
Perrhybris lypera septentrionalis Röber, 1928Yellow-banded White
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Perrhybris pamela alethina A. Butler, 1872Dimorphic White
Perrhybris pyrrha (Stoll, 1870)⇒ Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780
Perrhybris pyrrha alethina
Pieriballia mandela Felder & Felder, 1861
Pieriballia noctipennis
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pieriballia viardi noctipennis Butler & Druce, 1872Viardi White
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911
Pieris caesia (Niesiolowski, 1950)⇒ Leptophobia caesia Lucas, 1852
Pieris elodia (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866
Pieris limona
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White


Links, sources and further information
Pierina at itis.gov