Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Liberia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 373
5345
8846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 372
5344
8846 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 357
5261
8620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
4580
7746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1726
3934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1726
3934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1726
3934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1193
2972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1164
2942 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
270
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 24
75 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 13
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 10
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Liberia
3 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Liberia
11 Species and 2 Subspecies | Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 | Hybrid 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 (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779 | | Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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