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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Meghalaya (Assam, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
181
1299
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
181
1299
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
1269
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
1158
2193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
619
1038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
481
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
471
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
195
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
18
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
12
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meghalaya
10 Genera with 28 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1831Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1890Albatrosses11SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1852Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels9SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1857Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1758Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meghalaya
28 Species and 9 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
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 albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina semiflava Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) galba Wallace, 1867Indian orange albatross
Appias nero galba Wallace, 1867Orange Albatross
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Appias olferna Swinhoe, 1890Appias olferna libythea
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi leucogaea
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris melete Ménétriés, 1857Asian Green-Veined White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Prioneris philonome Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Meghalaya
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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