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Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
4319
8071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
4275
7998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3394
6433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1050
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1050
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1047
2087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
748
1569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
712
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
359
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
33
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
19
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
16
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
8 Genera with 11 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Glennia Klots, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1819Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Theochila Field, 19022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
11 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra phaloe buniae (artaxata H. ..., 1910)⇒ Ganyra phaloe sublineata Schaus, 1902
Glennia pylotis Godart, 1819
Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836Common Green-eyed White
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Perrhybris pyrrha (Stoll, 1870)⇒ Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780
Pieris rapae eumorpha Fruhstorfer, 1911
Pieris ilaire (Godart, 1819)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Pieris limnoria Godart, 1819
Tatochila orthodice Weymer, 1890
Theochila maenacte Boisduval, 1836
Theochila maenacte itatiayae Foetterle, 1902


Links, sources and further information
Pierina at itis.gov