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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Niger (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
217
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
205
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
41
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
3 Genera with 7 Species
Appias Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
7 Species
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Niger
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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