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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Nepal (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1130
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1130
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1123
2401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
860
1913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
796
1810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
265
732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
26
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
18
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
18 Genera with 45 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1857Blackveins4SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1910Albatrosses11SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 02SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 0Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 0Jezebels18SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 0Indian Orange Tips5SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mesapia Gray, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Metaporia Butler, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 0Wanderers5SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 0Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1979Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
45 Species and 35 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia agathon agathon Gray, 1831Great blackvein
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Aporia soracta (Moore, 1857)⇒ Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias indra indra Moore, 1857Plain puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias lalage lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias libythea olfernaStriped Albatross
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 albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832)⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Baltia butleri butleriButler's dwarf
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois aurota aurotaPioneer
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora nerissa phryne Fabricius, 1775Common gull
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias acalis pyramus Wallace, 1867Read-breast Jezebel
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias agostina agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna horsfieldi Gray, 1831Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna lugens
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias berinda boyleae Butler, 1885Dark Jezebel
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucacanthaRed-spot Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias hyparete indica Wallace, 1867Painted Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias pasithoe thyra Fruhstorfer, 1905Red-base Jezebel
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias sanaca oreasPale Jezebel
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Hebomoia glaucippe glaucippe Linné, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias insignis Butler, 1879Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene familiarisYellow orange tip
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mesapia peloria Hewitson, 1853Tibet Blackvein
Metaporia agathon Gray, 1831
Metaporia agathon agathonGreat blackvein
Metaporia agathon caphusa
Metaporia agathon phryxe
Metaporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan blackvein
Pareronia avatar Moore, 1858Narrow Wanderer
Pareronia hippia Fabricius, 1787Common Wanderer
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pareronia valeria hippiaCommon wanderer
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae nepalensis Doubleday, 1844Large Cabbage White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia indica Evans, 1926Indian cabbage white
Pieris montanusGreen-veined white
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice moorei Röber, 1907Bath White
Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979Sherpa Bath White
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Nepal
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
13
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



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