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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
148
968
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
966
1719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
141
952
1703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
828
1553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
304
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
285
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
42
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoros
4 Genera with 6 Species
Appias Hübner, 1943Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1869Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1888Dotted Borders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoros
6 Species and 4 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona elisa van Vollenhoven, 1869
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Mylothris humbloti Oberthür, 1888
Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Comoros
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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