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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1400
4829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1354
4738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
340
1250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Guiana
11 Genera with 12 Species
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1836Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
12 Species and 8 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Archonias brassolis Fabricius, 1776Cattleheart White
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Ascia monuste phileta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ascia monuste orseis Godart, 1818
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852Nera White
Hesperocharis nera potara Kaye, 1920
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777Common Melwhite
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Perrhybris pamela lucasi Fruhstorfer, 1907
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in French Guiana
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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