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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Assam (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
309
2843
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
294
2779
6143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
2355
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1135
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1134
2198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1133
2197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
840
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
787
1594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
279
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
77
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
15
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
11
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Assam
11 Genera with 40 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1831Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1879Albatrosses17SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels12SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1884Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Assam
40 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) leis Hübner, 1832
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida hippoides Moore, 1881
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina semiflava Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) galba Wallace, 1867Indian orange albatross
Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867Orange Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Puffin
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890Appias olferna libythea
Appias pseudola laga Gistl, 1848
Appias pseudolalage Moore, 1879
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna berinda
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucocantha
Delias descombesi leucogaea
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias lativitta naga
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Melete lycimnia calymnia leucoptera H..., 1926
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris naganum Moore, 1884Naga White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Assam
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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