Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 23
113 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 17
97 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 10
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 4
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Nigeria
16 Species and 3 Subspecies | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | | Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 | Hybrid Spirit | | Leptosia marginea Mabille, 1890 | Black-edged Spirit | | Leptosia medusa Cramer, 1777 | Dainty Spirit | | Leptosia nupta Butler, 1873 | Immaculate Spirit | | Leptosia uganda (Dixey, 1915) | ⇒ Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | | Leptosia wigginsi Dixey, 1915 | Opaque Spirit | | Leptosia wigginsi pseudalcesta Bernardi, 1965 | | | Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852 | | | Pieris abti (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871) | ⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | | Pieris cypria Verity, 1908 | | | Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865) | ⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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