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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
2570
5220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
298
2569
5219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
2505
5118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1984
4207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
634
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
633
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
470
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
452
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
185
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
18
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
13
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Bengal
9 Genera with 26 Species
Appias Hübner, 1887Albatrosses10SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1893Jezebels9SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 0Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
26 Species and 10 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias lalage durvasa Moore, 1858
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias albina confusa Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias albina principalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Hiposcritia) lalassis Grose-Smith, 1887Burmese Puffin
Appias (Hiposcritia) pandione Geyer, 1832Banded Puffin
Appias mahana Moore, 1887
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta prioneris prioneris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora copia Wallace, 1867
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nadina nama Moore, 1857
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias belladonna Fabricius, 1793Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna ithiela Butler, 1869
Delias berinda Moore, 1872Dark Jezebe
Delias boylei
Delias descombesi Boisduval, 1836Red-spot Jezebel
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Delias pasithoe Linnaeus, 1767Red-base Jezebel
Delias subnubila Leech, 1893
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis watsonii

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in West Bengal
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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