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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Cape York Peninsula (Cook Shire, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
356
2019
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
355
2018
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
1957
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
238
1606
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
556
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
555
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
363
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
325
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
96
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape York Peninsula
6 Genera with 19 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1826Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1914Jezebels10SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898Pearl-whites7SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape York Peninsula
19 Species and 15 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias (Appias) celestina Boisduval, 1832Blue albatross
Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta apaturina apaturina A. Butler, 1901
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826Australian Gull
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Delias argenthona argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezebel
Delias aruna Boisduval, 1832Golden Jezebel
Delias aruna inferna Butler, 1871Orange Jezabel
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias mysis mysis Fabricius, 1775Union Jack
Delias mysis onca (Fruhstorfer, 1910)⇒ Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias nysa nivira Waterhouse &..., 1914
Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852Common Pearl White
Elodina claudia De Baar & Ha..., 1993Cape York pearl white
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853Chalk White
Elodina queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993Glistening pearl white
Elodina queenslandica queenslandica De Baar & Ha..., 1993
Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898Small pearl white
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Cape York Peninsula
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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