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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Santa Elena (Ecuador)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
2372
2664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
2371
2664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
252
2345
2619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
177
2029
2310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
746
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
746
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
746
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
525
781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
516
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
126
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
20
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Elena
7 Genera with 8 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1946Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Elena
8 Species and 5 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Melete lycimnia gargaphia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Santa Elena
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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