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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
688
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
687
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
686
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
380
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
343
861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
73
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
12
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
6 Genera with 13 Species
Appias Hübner, 1852Albatrosses5SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1775Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1865Gulls6SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1899Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1902Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
13 Species and 10 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias athama Blanchard, 1848Pacific albatross
Appias galathea Felder, 1862
Appias jacquinotii Lucas, 1852
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java micronesia Fruhstorfer, 1902
Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775Caper White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Cepora inopinata Butler, 1883
Cepora lanassa (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805
Cepora nabis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora perimale perimale Donovan, 1805
Cepora perimale perithea Felder & Felder, 1865
Delias blanca nausicae Fruhstorfer, 1899
Pieris peristhene peristhene
Pieris peristhene rapae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris peristhene vitiensis (Fruhstorfer, 1902)⇒ Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Fiji
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
5
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