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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
371
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
366
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
160
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
19
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
13
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
13 Genera with 30 Species
Appias Hübner, 1884Albatrosses8SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1775Arabs8SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1773Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1823
Vagrants0SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1852Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Hebomoia Hübner, 1758Great orange tip1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1764Indian Orange Tips2SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1776Wanderers2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1865Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
30 Species and 3 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias galene swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804Large Salmon Arab
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Colotis etrida Boisduval, 1836Little
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Hebomoia glaucippe Linnaeus, 1758Great Orange Tip
Ixias marianne Cramer, 1779White orange tip
Ixias pyrene Linnaeus, 1764Yellow Orange Tip
Pareronia ceylanica C. & R. Felder, 1865Dark Wanderer
Pareronia valeria Cramer, 1776Common Wanderer
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865Painted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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