Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Limon (Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 365
5306
8633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 364
5305
8633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 348
5238
8485 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
4532
7684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
1653
3538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
1653
3538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1653
3538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
1190
2737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1157
2707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
264
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 29
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 18
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 14
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Limon
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Limon
9 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819 | Giant White | | Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836 | Common Green-eyed White | | Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780 | Chiapas White | | Pieris limona | | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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