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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Okinawa Islands (Ryukyu Islands, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2270
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
315
2270
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
2213
3026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1827
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
646
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
646
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
646
844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
468
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
419
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
108
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Okinawa Islands
5 Genera with 8 Species
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1891Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Islands
8 Species and 3 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora julia Doherty, 1891
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Okinawa Islands
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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