Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 432
3970
7377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 429
3965
7370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 412
3896
7245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 264
3041
5797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1171
2156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1171
2156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1168
2153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
807
1569 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
753
1472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
138
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 24
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 8
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 4
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Leeward Islands
4 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Leeward Islands
8 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819 | Great Southern White | | Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819 | Great Southern White | | Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915 | Howarth's white | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806 | Dark-veined White | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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