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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
488
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
467
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
133
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
23
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
9 Genera with 11 Species
Appias Hübner, 1793Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1894Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
11 Species and 7 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Appias drusilla castalia Fabricius, 1793
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Ganyra josephina paramaryllis Comstock, 1943Giant White
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Glutophrissa drusilla castalia Fabricius, 1793Florida White
Glutophrissa drusilla drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii Skinner, 1894
Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii Skinner, 1894Florida White
Melete salacia Godart, 1819Black-striped White
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Jamaica
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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