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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
342
2344
4627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1730
3297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
439
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
439
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
439
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
292
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
278
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
90
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Dominican Republic
5 Genera with 5 Species
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1943Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819Great Southern White
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla boydi Comstock, 1943Florida White
Melete salacia Godart, 1819Black-striped White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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