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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
351
2638
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2630
5969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2623
5962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
2048
4944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
670
1500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
669
1499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
430
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
364
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
84
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
5 Genera with 17 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1843Blackveins3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1886Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris mahometana Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Pieris ochsenheimeri Staudinger, 1886
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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