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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Talamanca (Limon, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
2722
3574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
2721
3574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
249
2694
3526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
186
2372
3201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
975
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
975
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
975
1708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
726
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
711
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
130
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Talamanca
8 Genera with 11 Species
Appias Hübner, 1820Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1824Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Talamanca
11 Species and 10 Subspecies
Appias drusilla drusilla Swainson, 1820
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta (Archonoia) ctemene Hewitson, 1869
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Nepheronia argia poppea Donovan, 1824
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Talamanca
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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