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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
1709
2834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1708
2833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1641
2724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
1244
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
595
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
595
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
594
956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
432
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
426
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
156
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
14
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
10
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West India
6 Genera with 14 Species
Appias Hübner, 1884Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1793Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1773Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1768Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1842Sawtooths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appias (Appias) indra Moore, 1857Plain Puffin
Appias (Appias) lalage Doubleday, 1842Spot Puffin
Appias (Appias) libythea Fabricius, 1775Striped Albatross
Appias (Appias) lyncida Cramer, 1777Chocolate Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) albina Boisduval, 1836Common Albatross
Appias (Catophaga) paulina Cramer, 1777Albatross Butterfly
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Cepora nadina Lucas, 1852Lesser Gull
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cepora nerissa phryne Fabricius, 1775Common gull
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Pieris canidia Linnaeus, 1768Asian cabbage white
Prioneris sita C. & R. Felder, 1865Painted Sawtooth
Prioneris thestylis Doubleday, 1842Spotted Sawtooth

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in West India
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
7
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