Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 635
8967
31661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 631
8956
31644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 600
8844
31420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
7022
25972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2119
7032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 79
2113
7001 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 75
2091
6926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1280
3504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1097
2805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
229
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 31
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 20
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 13
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Polynesia
9 Species and 6 Subspecies | Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868 | | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827 | Green-veined White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage White | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pieris japonica Shirozu, 1952 | Japanese Andromeda | | Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Tatochila xanthodice paramosa (Ackery, 1975) | ⇒ Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852 |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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