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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4352
17417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3963
14929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
815
3720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
77
356
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
47
209
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
29
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
29 Genera with 132 Species
#ABCDEGILMNP
Aporia Hübner, 1861Blackveins6SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1832Albatrosses11SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1826Gulls7SpeciesTaxom
Charonias Röber, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Coliates Scudder, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels20SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Elodina C. Felder & ..., 1898Pearl-whites7SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Glennia Klots, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Leodonta Butler, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Miopieris Zeuner, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1869Dotted Borders5SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19073SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Piercolias Grote, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1886Fetterbush109SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1995Checkered Whites23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
132 Species and 124 Subspecies
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758
Aporia crataegi flava Tutt, 1896
Aporia crataegi lunulata Tutt, 1896
Aporia crataegi melana Tutt, 1896
Aporia hippia Bremer, 1861
Appias ada caria Waterhouse &..., 1914Rare Albatross
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina ega Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina absyrtus
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia geniculata (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neoascia geniculata Meigen, 1822
Ascia interrupta (Meigen, 1822)⇒ Neoascia interrupta Meigen, 1822
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832)⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819
Ascia spheginea (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Sphegina spheginea Zetterstedt, 1838
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775Caper White
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Catasticta lycurgus lanceolata Lathy & Rose..., 1912
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta apaturina apaturina A. Butler, 1901
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Cepora laeta Hewitson, 1862Timor Gull
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale scyllara MacLeay, 1826Australian Gull
Coliates proserpina S. H. Scudder, 1875
Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805Red-spotted Jezebel
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Delias ellipsis Joannis, 1901
Delias ennia Wallace, 1867Nigidius jezabel
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias georgina C. & R. Felder, 1861
Delias harpalyce Donovan, 1805Imperial Jezebel
Delias henningia Eschscholtz, 1821
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias leucias Jordan, 1912
Delias ligata Rothschild, 1904
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775Black Jezebel
Delias nysa nysa Fabricius, 1775Nyza Jezabel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias rosenbergi van Vollenhoven, 1865Rosenberg´s Painted Jezebel
Delias themis Hewitson, 1861
Delias timorensis Boisduval, 1836
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Elodina angulipennis Lucas, 1852Common Pearl White
Elodina padusa Hewitson, 1853Narrow-winge Pearl White
Elodina parthia Hewitson, 1853Chalk White
Elodina perdita Miskin, 1889Coastal pearl white
Elodina pseudanops Butler, 1877
Elodina signata Wallace, 1867
Elodina walkeri Butler, 1898Small pearl white
Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915Howarth's white
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Glennia pylotis Godart, 1819
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Itaballia demophile Linnaeus, 1763Black-banded White
Itaballia demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Itaballia pandosia Hewitson, 1853Brown-bordered White
Leodonta dysoni zenobia Felder, 1865
Leptophobia caesia Lucas, 1852Bluish White
Leptophobia eleone luca Fruhstorfer, 1907
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Miopieris talboti Zeuner, 1942
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Neophasia menapia menapia C. Felder & ..., 1859Pine White
Pereute charops Boisduval, 1836Darkened White
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Perrhybris pamela malenka Hewitson, 1852
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi bicolorata Petersen, 1943
Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939Green-veined White
Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi dubosia
Pieris napi hulda Edwards, 1870
Pieris napi impleta Thompson, 1947
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi sabellicae Stephens, 1827Green-veined White
Pieris napi thompsoni Warren, 1968Green-veined White
Pieris napi thomsoni Warren, 1968
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae atomaria Fruhstorfer, 1909
Pieris rapae conjugata Verity, 1911
Pieris rapae conjuncta Mezger, 1931
Pieris rapae cordata Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae deleta Strand, 1901
Pieris rapae disconulla Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae divisa Gelin, 1912
Pieris rapae fasciata Tutt, 1896
Pieris rapae flava Ter Haar, 1899
Pieris rapae flavescens (Röber, 1907)⇒ Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris rapae flavoapicalis Lempke, 1934
Pieris rapae griseosignata van Rossum, 1954
Pieris rapae impunctata Le Moult, 1944
Pieris rapae lacticolor Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae leucotera Stefanelli, 1869
Pieris rapae longomaculata Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae magnomaculata Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae marginata Graham-Smith..., 1929
Pieris rapae minor Agassiz, 1900
Pieris rapae nigropunctata Lambillion, 1906
Pieris rapae obsoleta Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae praeterita Krulikowsky, 1908
Pieris rapae pseudaestiva Lempke, 1953
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris rapae semialba Caruel, 1954
Pieris rapae subtalbata Goodson, 1959
Pieris rapae subtus-flava Lempke, 1934
Pieris rapae triangulata Verity, 1916
Pieris rapae unimaculata Dziurzynski, 1918
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae albinensis Gardiner, 1962
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicae carnea Graham-Smith..., 1930
Pieris brassicae coerulea Gardiner, 1963
Pieris brassicae fasciata Kiefer, 1918
Pieris brassicae flava Kane, 1893
Pieris brassicae flavopicta Rocci, 1919
Pieris brassicae glaseri Müller, 1925
Pieris brassicae infra-fasciata Graham-Smith..., 1929
Pieris brassicae infratrinotata Caruel, 1954
Pieris brassicae lacticolor Lempke, 1953
Pieris brassicae longomaculata Lempke, 1953
Pieris brassicae marginata Graham-Smith..., 1929
Pieris brassicae maria Van Mellaerts, 1926
Pieris brassicae minor Ksienchopolsky, 1911
Pieris brassicae nigronotata Jachontov, 1903
Pieris brassicae nigroviridescens Rocci, 1919
Pieris brassicae ocellataloberi Kraut, 1938
Pieris brassicae pallida Graham-Smith..., 1930
Pieris brassicae perflava Lempke, 1953
Pieris brassicae postermaculata Verity, 1911
Pieris brassicae postice-ochreata Verity, 1919
Pieris brassicae reducta Fritsch, 1913
Pieris brassicae separata Pionneau, 1928
Pieris brassicae striata Rocci, 1919
Pieris brassicae vasquezi Oberthür & ..., 1913
Pieris brassicae venata Verity, 1908
Pieris brassicae wollastoni (Butler, 1886)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Pontia) callidice (Roth, 1910)⇒ Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800
Pieris (Pontia) chloridice (Staudinger, 1901)⇒ Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813
Pieris (Pontia) daplidice Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris aclalwinda
Pieris adalwinda (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris adalwinda adalwinda Fruhstorfer, 1909
Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris balcana Lorkovic, 1970Balkan Green-veined White
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris bryoniae dubiosa
Pieris bryoniae neobryoniae
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pieris chlorodice
Pieris coridon
Pieris crataegi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris dubiosa (Röber, 1907)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris edusa
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris ergane stefanellii Verity, 1908
Pieris eurydice Leech, 1891
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris manni (Mayer, 1851)⇒ Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris marginalis castoria Reakirt, 1866Margined White
Pieris marginalis marginalis Scudder, 1861Margined White
Pieris marginalis reicheli Eitschberger, 1984Margined White
Pieris marginalis ziegleri Eitschberger, 1991Margined White
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris napae
Pieris napae-divisa Pionneau, 1924
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Pieris wollastoni Butler, 1886Madeiran large white
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia chlorodice
Pontia dalplidice
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice cinerea Delahaye, 1909
Pontia daplidice conjugata Mezger, 1930
Pontia daplidice infragrisea Goodson, 1953
Pontia daplidice nitschei Gornik, 1932
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia freyeri O. Heer, 1849
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Western White
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Pontia sisymbrii elivata W. Barnes & ..., 1926Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii flavitincta J. A. Comstock, 1924Flavous White
Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii transversa (R. Holland, 1995)⇒ Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Europe
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
14
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
13
64
Genera
Species

Taxom



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