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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2691
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2470
9783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
588
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
54
274
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
31
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
18
119
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
18 Genera with 119 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1857Blackveins8SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1879Albatrosses44SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1780Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1861Gulls18SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1925Jezebels40SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1793Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19072SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1836Fetterbush25SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1979Checkered Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 0Sawtooths8SpeciesTaxom
Saletara Butler, 18192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
119 Species and 69 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia agathon agathon Gray, 1831Great blackvein
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia harrietae de Nicéville, 1893Bhutan Blackvein
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Aporia nabellica Boisduval, 1856Dusky Blackvein
Aporia peloria (Hewitson, 1853)⇒ Mesapia peloria Hewitson, 1853
Aporia soracta (Moore, 1857)⇒ Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias lalage argyridina Butler, 1885
Appias lalage confluens Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias lalage durvasa Moore, 1858
Appias lalage imbecilis Moore, 1884
Appias lalage lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) leis Hübner, 1832
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida hippoides Moore, 1881
Appias lyncida lyncida
Appias (Appias) melania Fabricius, 1775Grey Albatross
Appias (Appias) wardi Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias wardi yaksha Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina albina Boisduval, 1836White Albatross
Appias albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina darada Felder & Felder, 1865Common Albatross
Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina semiflava Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias (Catophaga) galba Wallace, 1867Indian orange albatross
Appias (Catophaga) galene C. & R. Felder, 1865Ceylon Lesser Albatross
Appias galene swinhoei Moore, 1905
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867Orange Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina paulina
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias wardii arida Talbot, 1939
Appias (Hiposcritia) lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Puffin
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Appias arida Talbot, 1939
Appias lucasii Wallace, 1867
Appias mahana Moore, 1887
Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890Appias olferna libythea
Appias olferna olferna Swinhoe, 1890Striped Albatross
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Appias panda chryseaNicobar Albatross
Appias pseudola laga Gistl, 1848
Appias pseudolalage Moore, 1879
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste hemithea (C. Geyer, 1832)⇒ Ascia monuste virginia Godart, 1819
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873)⇒ Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Baltia sikkima Fruhstorfer, 1903Sikkim Dwarf
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois mesentina (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora amba Wallace, 1867
Cepora amboides Moore, 1884
Cepora aspasia Stoll, 1790Orange Gull
Cepora copia Wallace, 1867
Cepora ethel Doherty, 1891Orange Gull
Cepora iudith (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Cepora ethel Doherty, 1891
Cepora judith Fabricius, 1787Orange Gull
Cepora lichenosa Moore, 1877Common Gull
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina nama Moore, 1857
Cepora nadina remba Moore, 1857
Cepora nandina eunama Fruhstorfer, 1903
Cepora nandina nandina
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora nerissa phryne Fabricius, 1775Common gull
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Cepora temena Hewitson, 1861
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias acalis pyramus Wallace, 1867Read-breast Jezebel
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Delias pasilhoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias agoranis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Jezebel
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna berinda
Delias belladonna ithiela Butler, 1869
Delias belladonna ithiella
Delias belladonna sanaca
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias berinda berinda Moore, 1872
Delias boylei
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi auriga
Delias descombesi leucacanthaRed-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucocantha
Delias descombesi leucogaea
Delias doylei Sanford & Be..., 1955
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hierte Hübner, 1818
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias hyparete ethire Doherty, 1886
Delias hyparete indica Wallace, 1867Painted Jezebel
Delias lativitta Leech, 1893Broadwing Jezebel
Delias lativitta naga
Delias ninus Wallace, 1867Malayan Jezebel
Delias pasilhoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias patrua Leech, 1890Shan Jezebel
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias sanaca confusa
Delias sanaca oreasPale Jezebel
Delias sanaca perspicua Fruhstorfer, 1910
Delias sanaca sanaca
Delias singhapura Wallace, 1867Lion Jezebel
Delias subnubila Leech, 1893
Delias thysbe Wallace, 1867
Delias wilemani Jordan, 1925
Ganyra josephina amaryllis (josepha gerv..., 1907)⇒ Ganyra josephina paramaryllis Comstock, 1943
Ganyra josephina josepha Salvin & Godman, 1868Giant White
Ganyra josephina paramaryllis Comstock, 1943Giant White
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Glutophrissa drusilla castalia Fabricius, 1793Florida White
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete lycimnia calymnia leucoptera H..., 1926
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836Painted White
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris ajaka Moore, 1865Himalayan green-veined white
Pieris ajaka aganta
Pieris ausia (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia indica Evans, 1926Indian cabbage white
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
Pieris chumbiensis de Nicéville, 1897Chumbi White
Pieris crucivora Boisduval, 1836
Pieris deota de Nicéville, 1884Alpine
Pieris dubernardi Oberthür, 1884Chumbi White
Pieris extensa Poujade, 1888Bhutan White
Pieris hartei (RIBBE, 1934)⇒ Cepora temena Hewitson, 1861
Pieris indica Evans, 1926
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris krueperi devta de Nicéville, 1884Green Banded White
Pieris laogore (Godman & Salvin, 1889)⇒ Pieriballia viardi Boisduval, 1836
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris naganum Moore, 1884Naga White
Pieris nelo Bergstrasser, 1779
Pieris nepalensis Doubleday, 1844
Pieris phryxe (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Aporia agathon Gray, 1831
Pieris rouxii (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Appias libythea Fabricius, 1775
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice moorei Röber, 1907Bath White
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sherpae Epstein, 1979Sherpa Bath White
Prioneris clemanthe Doubleday, 1846Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris philonome clemanthe Doubleday, 1842Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865Painted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842
Prioneris thestylis thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis watsonii
Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779Malayan Albatross
Saletara panda (Godart, 1819)⇒ Saletara liberia Cramer, 1779

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in India
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
8
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
8
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



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