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Checklist of Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
for Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
340
2489
5238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
340
2489
5238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2429
5131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1824
4001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
486
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
486
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
486
717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
372
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
339
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
168
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
8 Genera with 17 Species
Appias Hübner, 1913Albatrosses9SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels3SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1828Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
17 Species and 9 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) ada Stoll, 1781Orange Albatross
Appias ada ardens Butler, 1898
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) mariana Yata & Chainey, 2010Mariana albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias paulina grisea Moulton, 1923
Appias leptis myndus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Appias indra Moore, 1857
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias ninus Wallace, 1867Malayan Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Micronesia
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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