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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
1577
2083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
194
1508
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
121
1259
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
935
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
935
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
934
1301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
636
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
597
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
107
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Territories
6 Genera with 9 Species
Appias Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1767Jezebels3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias hyparete Linnaeus, 1758Painted Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

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

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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