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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
325
2686
4513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
2609
4405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1986
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1080
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1079
1686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
740
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
696
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
141
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
12 Genera with 20 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses5SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels7SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 0Indian Orange Tips2SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1908Sawtooths3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
20 Species and 19 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865Common Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora merissa praetermissa
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora nerissa nerissa Fabricius, 1775
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias acalis acalis
Delias belladonna kwangtungensis
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias hyparete hierte Hübner, 1818Painted Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias pasithoe pasithoe Linné, 1767Chinese Red-Base Jezebel
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe Linné, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene pyrene
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836Small Cabbage White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Prioneris philonome clemanthe Doubleday, 1842Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Hong Kong
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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