Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1719
4069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1717
4067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 66
1715
4064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1028
2345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
897
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
205
486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 25
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 18
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 13
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Sri Lanka
7 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832) | ⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819 | | Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852) | ⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Leptosia nina nina Fabricius, 1793 | Psyche | | Pieris neombo (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Appias paulina Cramer, 1777 | | Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829) | ⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pieris pallene (Hewitson, 1853) | ⇒ Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852 | | Pieris phryxe (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Aporia agathon Gray, 1831 |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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