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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2714
13826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2713
13824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2703
13784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1515
8164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1378
6682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
183
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
20
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
7 Genera with 15 Species
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1869Pine Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
15 Species
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Catasticta (Catasticta) nimbice Boisduval, 1836Mexican Dartwhite
Ganyra howarthi Dixey, 1915Howarth's white
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869Chiricahua
Neophasia terlootii (Behr, 1869)⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Nearctic
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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