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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
402
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
402
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
387
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
328
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
142
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
142
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
142
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
92
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
91
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
29
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for US Virgin Islands
3 Genera with 3 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1777Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Glutophrissa drusilla (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Appias drusilla Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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