Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 558
8318
30598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 557
8313
30590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 533
8181
30271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 346
6695
26862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 73
2148
7881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
2148
7881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 71
2146
7879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1372
5672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1212
5187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
217
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 29
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 21
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 13
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
5 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Madagascar
10 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 (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris aelia (Felder & Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777 | | Pieris hulda (Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris narina Verity, 1908 | | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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