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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
405
3158
5581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
386
3117
5530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
2599
4758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
765
1465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
764
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
759
1459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
498
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
442
787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
112
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
15
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
11
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
8
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iceland
8 Genera with 22 Species
Appias Hübner, 1832Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1891Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1861Jezebels7SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iceland
22 Species and 3 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Delias georgina C. & R. Felder, 1861
Delias henningia Eschscholtz, 1821
Delias lara (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775
Delias lara lara Boisduval, 1836
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias rosenbergi van Vollenhoven, 1865Rosenberg´s Painted Jezebel
Delias themis Hewitson, 1861
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Iceland
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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