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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1441
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1441
4688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1440
4687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
920
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
825
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
204
703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
26
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
18
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iran
18 Genera with 64 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1851Orangetips4SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1856Blackveins5SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1793Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Artogeia Schrank, 1828Garden whites1SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs11SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels4SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 2001Dappled whites9SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips2SpeciesTaxom
Metaporia Butler, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1787Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1908Fetterbush14SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Zegris Boisduval, 18772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
64 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836Eastern Orange Tip
Anthocharis gruneri Herrich-Schä..., 1851Grí¼ner´s Orange Tip
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi rhodinea (Hofmann & Ec..., 2001)⇒ Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Aporia nabellica Boisduval, 1856Dusky Blackvein
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Artogeia ergane Geyer, 1828
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873)⇒ Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis amatus Fabricius, 1775
Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Little
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) penia FREYER, 1851Eastern Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) daphalis Moore, 1865Pearl white
Euchloe lessei Bernardi, 1957
Euchloe transcaspica Staudinger, 1892
Euchloe ziayani Leestmans & ..., 2001
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Pareronia hippia Fabricius, 1787Common Wanderer
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939Green-veined White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris bowdeni Eitschberger, 1984
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris deota de Nicéville, 1884Alpine
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris iranica Le Cerf, 1913
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris leucodice
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804Sooty Orange Tip
Zegris fausti Christoph, 1877

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Iran
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
33
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