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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
2981
6495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
2975
6484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
367
2934
6427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
240
2370
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
596
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
593
1240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
593
1240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
300
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
266
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
99
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
25
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canary Islands
14 Genera with 24 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1883Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 0Dappled whites9SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1808Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1777Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
24 Species and 8 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe belemia eversi (Eversi, 1963)⇒ Euchloe belemia Esper, 1800
Euchloe belemia grancanariensis Acosta, 2008
Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild, 1913
Euchloe (Euchloe) eversi Stamm, 1963Tenerife Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) grancanariensis Acosta, 2008Gran Canaria Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum Rothschild, 1913Canary Green-striped White
Euchloe hesperidium
Hesperocharis anguitia Godart, 1819
Itaballia marana Doubleday, 1844
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae cheiranthi Hübner, 1806
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Canary Islands
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTeracolini
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pierinae at artfakta.se
Pierinae at dyntaxa.se
Pierinae at itis.gov