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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
690
11531
53121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
685
11504
53068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
653
11370
52741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8977
44914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3127
14201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3119
14175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
3111
14164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1923
8597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1719
7529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
338
1421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
44
187
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
27
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
14
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
14 Genera with 52 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1856Blackveins6SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1779Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Baltia Moore, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 0Caper Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels4SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1954Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1908Fetterbush28SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites14SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
52 Species and 27 Subspecies
Aporia agathon Gray, 1831Great Blackvein
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Aporia crataegi augustior Graver, 1925
Aporia crataegi rhodinea (Hofmann & Ec..., 2001)⇒ Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758
Aporia leucodice Eversmann, 1843Himalayan Blackvein
Aporia nabellica Boisduval, 1856Dusky Blackvein
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) nero Fabricius, 1793Orange Albatross
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Baltia butleri Moore, 1882Butler'S Dwarf
Baltia shawi (Bates, 1873)⇒ Baltia shawii Bates, H, 1873
Belenois anomala Butler, 1881Socotran Caper White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois aurota aurotaPioneer
Belenois creona leucogyne Butler, 1885
Belenois thysa biton
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias sanaca Moore, 1857Pale Jezebel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Itaballia demophile charopus Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia aelia C. & R. Felder, 1861
Mylothris arabicus Gabriel, 1954
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi britannica Muller & Kautz, 1939Green-veined White
Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris napi napi (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris napi castoria Reakirt, 1866
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris rapae leucosoma Shaw, 1905
Pieris rapae rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicae chariclea Stephens, 1828
Pieris bowdeni Eitschberger, 1984
Pieris bryoniae Hübner, 1806Dark-veined White
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Pieris canidia canidia Sparrman, 1768Cabbage White
Pieris deota de Nicéville, 1884Alpine
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris higginsi
Pieris iranica Le Cerf, 1913
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860Green-banded White
Pieris leucodice
Pieris mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris messanensis Zeller, 1893
Pieris napae
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris persis Verity, 1922
Pieris pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pieris pseudorapae pseudorapae Verity, 1908
Pontia callidice Hübner, 1800Indian Lofty Bath White
Pontia callidice chrysidice Herrich-Schä..., 1844
Pontia chloridice Hübner, 1813Lesser Bath White
Pontia chloridice chloridice
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913
Pontia daplidice daplidice Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia edusa edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia glauconome glauconome Klug, 1829
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in West Asia
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
6
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



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