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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
331
4274
14282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1031
3185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1026
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1009
3085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
601
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
516
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
149
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
23
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
10 Genera with 19 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1775Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1775Jezebels5SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1900Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1861Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
19 Species and 8 Subspecies
Appias celestina barea Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java teutonia Fabricius, 1775Caper White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805Red-spotted Jezebel
Delias funerea Rothschild, 1894
Delias harpalyce Donovan, 1805Imperial Jezebel
Delias mysis Fabricius, 1775Red-banded Jezebel
Delias nigrina Fabricius, 1775Black Jezebel
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Neophasia epyaxa (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Neophasia terlooii Behr, 1869
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris japonica Shirozu, 1952Japanese Andromeda
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in New Zealand
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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