Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
278
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 37
109 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 24
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 15
45 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 5
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
5 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia alcesta sylvicola Boisduval, 1833 | | | Leptosia nupta Butler, 1873 | Immaculate Spirit | | Leptosia nupta viettei (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia nupta Butler, 1873 | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris aelia (Felder & Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777 | | Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris hulda (Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris narina Verity, 1908 | | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866 | Checkered white cabbage worm | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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