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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3089
9778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2018
6292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1786
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
337
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
35
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
24
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
16
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
16 Genera with 47 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1919Blackveins4SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses18SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1891Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Charonias Röber, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels7SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1775Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1928Fetterbush21SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1908Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom
Talbotia Bernardi, 19374SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
47 Species and 38 Subspecies
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi adherbal Fruhstorfer, 1910Japanese Black-Veined White
Aporia hippia Bremer, 1861
Aporia hippia japonica Matsumura, 1919
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias indra aristoxemus (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida eleonora Boisduval, 1836Chocolate Albatross
Appias lyncida formosana Wallace, 1866Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Appias) maria Semper, 1875
Appias maria kabiraensis Murayama, 1970
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias albina semperi Moore, , 1905Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Appias nero domitia C. Felder & ..., 1862
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina minato Fruhstorfer, , 1899
Appias minato Fruhstorfer, 1898
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Appias panda nathalia C. Felder & ..., 1862
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Ascia monuste evonima (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819
Ascia phaloe gargara Fruhstorfer, 1910
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora judith Fabricius, 1787Orange Gull
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Delias caeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias carstensziana Rothschild, 1915
Delias echidna Hewitson, 1861
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias isse Cramer, 1775
Delias schoenbergi Rothschild, 1895
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Melete lycimnia daulia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
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 (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae crucivora Boisduval, 1836Small Cabbage White
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Pieris canidia kaolicola Bryk, 1946
Pieris crucivora Boisduval, 1836
Pieris dulcinea Butler, 1882
Pieris dulcinea tomariana Matsumura, 1928
Pieris japonica Shirozu, 1952Japanese Andromeda
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pieris melete melete
Pieris nesis Shirozu, 1952
Pieris nesis japonica Shirozu, 1952
Pieris nesis nesis Fruhstorfer, 1909
Pieris orientis Oberthür, 1880
Pieris pseudomelete Verity, 1908
Pieris tomariana Matsumura, 1928
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa davendra Hemming, 1934
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis formosana (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842
Talbotia nagana Moore, 1884
Talbotia nagana karumii Ikeda, 1937
Talbotia naganum Moore, 1884
Talbotia naganum karumii Ikeda, 1937Naga White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Japan
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
8
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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