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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1409
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
1381
1993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
1109
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
561
883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
357
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
342
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
99
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virgin Islands
6 Genera with 11 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1943Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1939Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
11 Species and 4 Subspecies
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Appias drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819Great Southern White
Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819Great Southern White
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943Florida White
Glutophrissa punctifera d´Almeida, 1939Antillean White
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758

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

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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