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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1417
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
232
1417
2486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
1374
2422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
1030
1790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
385
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
385
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
385
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
267
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
263
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
146
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
39
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
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Karnataka
6 Genera with 14 Species
Appias Hübner, 1939Albatrosses8SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1758Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1865Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Karnataka
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias wardii arida Talbot, 1939
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina remba Moore, 1857
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865Painted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Karnataka
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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