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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Maharashtra (West India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1382
2184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
227
1382
2184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
216
1333
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
130
992
1525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
486
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
486
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
485
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
347
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
342
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
102
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maharashtra
5 Genera with 10 Species
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses5SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1773Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maharashtra
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain 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
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora nerissa phryne Fabricius, 1775Common gull
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Maharashtra
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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