Pierinae

Pierinae Swainson, 1820 Whites Kaaliperhoset

Pierinae; [iNaturalist]
Pierinae (Pieridae); [NACL], 50; Winhard, 2000, Butterflies of the world 10: 4; [NL4A], 107; [RFEL]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 24; [MC2]: 29 (list)

Tribe Pierini

Pierini (Pierinae); [NACL], 50; [NL4A], 108; [MC2]: 30 (list); [RFEL]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 26

Aporia Hübner, [1819] Blackveins — 30 spp. 1 sp.
Mesapia Gray, 1856 — 1 sp.
Baltia Moore, 1878 — 3 spp.
Eucheira Westwood, 1834 — 1 sp.
Neophasia Behr, 1869 — 2 spp.
Archonias Hübner, 1827 — 2 spp.
Charonias Röber, [1908] — 2 spp.
Leodonta Butler, 1870 — 5 spp.
Catasticta Butler, 1870 — 97 spp.
Pereute Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 — 9 spp.
Melete Swainson, 1831 — 6 spp.
Glennia Klots, 1933 — 1 sp.
Sinopieris Huang, 1995 — 7 spp.
Pieris Schrank, 1801 Whites — 36 spp. 3 spp.
Pontia Fabricius, 1807 — 11 spp. 3 spp.
Leptophobia Butler, 1870 — 18 spp.
Reliquia Ackery, 1975 — 1 sp.
Tatochila Butler, 1870 — 11 spp.
Theochila Field, 1958 — 1 sp.
Hypsochila Ureta, 1955 — 7 spp.
Piercolias Grote, 1903 — 3 spp.
Pierphulia Field, 1958 — 3 spp.
Infraphulia Field, 1958 — 3 spp.
Phulia Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 — 4 spp.
Itaballia Kaye, 1904 — 3 spp.
Pieriballia Klots, 1933 — 1 sp.
Perrhybris Hübner, [1819] — 3 spp.
Ascia Scopoli, 1777 — 1 sp.
Ganyra Billberg, 1820 — 3 spp.
Belenois Hübner, [1819] Caper Whites — 29 spp.
Dixeia Talbot, 1932 — 11 spp.
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1857 — 1 sp.
Mylothris Hübner, [1819] Dotted Borders — 65 spp.
Cepora Billberg, 1820 Gulls — 19 spp.
Ixias Hübner, [1819] Indian Orange Tips — 10 spp.
Larva on Capparis , ;
Delias Hübner, [1819] Jezebels — 237 spp.
Prioneris Wallace, 1867 Sawtooths — 6 spp.
Larva on Capparis , ;
Mathania Oberthür, 1890 — 4 spp.
Elodina C. & R. Felder, [1865] — 27 spp.
Leuciacria Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 — 2 spp.

Subtribe Appiadina

Appiadina (Pierini); Yata, Chainey & Vane-Wright, 2010, Syst. Ent. 35: 764

Appias Hübner, [1819] Puffins and Albatrosses — 42 spp.
Saletara Distant, 1885 — 4 spp.
Aoa de Nicéville, 1898 — 1 sp.
Phrissura Butler, 1870 — 1 sp.

Tribe Anthocharidini

Anthocharinae
Anthocharini Scudder, 1889

Anthocharidini (Pierinae); [NL4A], 107
Anthochariini (Pierinae); [MC2]: 29 (list)
Anthocharinae (Pieridae); [NACL], 51; [NACL], 51
Anthocharini (Pierinae); [RFEL]; Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 24

Leptosia Hübner, 1818 — 9 spp.
Eroessa Doubleday, [1847] — 1 sp.
Anthocharis Boisduval, Rambur, Duméril & Graslin, 1833 — 15 spp. 1 sp.
Euchloe Hübner, [1819] Little Whites — 25 spp.
Hesperocharis Felder, 1862 — 13 spp.
Zegris Boisduval, [1836] — 4 spp.

Tribe Colotini

Teracolini Reuter, 1896

Teracolini (Pierinae); Korb & Bolshakov, 2011, Eversmannia Suppl. 2: 26

Hebomoia Hübner, [1819] — 2 spp.
Colotis Hübner, [1819] Arabs Orange Tips Small Orange Tips — 50 spp.
Eronia Hübner, [1823] — 2 spp.
Nepheronia Butler, 1870 Vagrants — 5 spp.
Pareronia Bingham, 1907 Wanderers — 14 spp.

Tribe Calopierini Grishin in Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021

Calopierini Grishin, 2021 (Pierinae); Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3): 10; TG: Calopieris Aurivillius

Calopieris Aurivillius, 1898 — 1 sp.

The exact identification of this species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

12.9.2023 (875)

References:

[EVERSMANNIA]
Eversmannia contents
[Kedar Tokekar]
India
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist

Some related literature:

[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Korb & Bolshakov, 2011
[A catalogue of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilioformes) of the former USSR. Second edition, reformatted and updated] (in Russian) Eversmannia Suppl. 2 : 1-123
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[MC2]; Le Crom, Llorente, Constantino & Salazar, 2004
Mariposas de Colombia. Tomo 2: Pieridae Mariposas Colombia 2
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Winhard, 2000
Pieridae I Butterflies of the world 10 : 1-40, pl. title,1-48,back
Yata, Chainey & Vane-Wright, 2010
The Golden and Mariana albatrosses, new species of pierid butterflies, with a review of subgenus Appias (Catophaga) (Lepidoptera) Syst. Ent. 35 : 764-800
Grishin in Zhang, Cong, Shen, Opler & Grishin, 2021
Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy Taxonomic Rep. 9 (3) : 1-55

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