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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Sikkim (Northeast India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
1408
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
1408
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
1392
3157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
145
1267
2966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
438
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
438
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
437
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
354
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
350
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
190
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sikkim
6 Genera with 19 Species
Appias Hübner, 1879Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1910Jezebels12SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1897Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sikkim
19 Species and 12 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias lalage confluens Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) galba Wallace, 1867Indian orange albatross
Appias pseudolalage Moore, 1879
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Delias aglaia (Fruhstorfer, 1908)⇒ Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767
Delias agostina Hewitson, 1852Yellow Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna ithiella
Delias belladonna sanaca
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias descombesi auriga
Delias descombesi leucacanthaRed-spot Jezebel
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias sanaca oreasPale Jezebel
Delias sanaca perspicua Fruhstorfer, 1910
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris chumbiensis de Nicéville, 1897Chumbi White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Sikkim
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
6
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