Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
2180
4314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2178
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2122
4231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1642
3307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
371
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
366
624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
160
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 19
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 13
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tamil Nadu
7 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Tamil Nadu
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857 | Plain Puffin | | Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842 | Spot Puffin | | Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775 | Striped Albatross | | Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777 | Chocolate Albatross | | Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836 | Common Albatross | | Appias albina swinhoei Moore, 1905 | | | Appias galene swinhoei Moore, 1905 | | | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852 | Lesser Gull | | Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775 | Common Gull | | Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836 | Red-spot Jezebel | | Delias eucharis Drury, 1773 | Common Jezebekl | | Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768 | Asian cabbage white | | Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871 | Becker's white | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Painted Sawtooth |
Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
Links, sources and further information Pierini at artfakta.se
Pierini at dyntaxa.se
Pierini at itis.gov
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