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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1151
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
737
1379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
682
1243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
204
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
32
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
17
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
17 Genera with 36 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1758Arabs3SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 0Dappled whites10SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Mathania Oberthür, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1886Fetterbush8SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
36 Species and 10 Subspecies
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
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) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
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
Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852Nera White
Itaballia marana Doubleday, 1844
Mathania aureomaculata Dognin, 1888
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae cheiranthi Hübner, 1806
Pieris brassicae wollastoni (Butler, 1886)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pieris wollastoni Butler, 1886Madeiran large white
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Tatochila mercedis Eschscholtz, 1821
Tatochila theodice Boisduval, 1832
Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Macaronesia
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
10
20
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