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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1199
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
790
1587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
770
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
262
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
9 Genera with 13 Species
Appias Hübner, 0Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Perrhybris Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1871Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
13 Species and 6 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) drusilla Cramer, 1777Amarilla White
Appias drusilla poeyi Butler, 1872
Appias drosillaPure White
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Ascia monuste eubotea Godart, 1819Great Southern White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Ganyra josephina Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Ganyra phaloe lamonti Kaye, 1919
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777
Leptophobia aripa Boisduval, 1836Common Green-eyed White
Leptophobia eleusis Lucas, 1852Eleusis White
Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777Common Melwhite
Melete lycimnia harti Butler, 1896
Perrhybris pamela Stoll, 1780Chiapas White
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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