Pierina (butterfly)
Pierina is a subtribe of cabbage whites, checkered whites, albatrosses in the family Pieridae. There are about 8 genera and 18 described species in Pierina.[1][2][3]
| Pierina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Pierini |
| Subtribe: | Pierina Swainson, 1820 |
Genera
These eight genera belong to the subtribe Pierina.[1][2][3]
- Ascia Scopoli, 1777
- Ganyra Billberg, 1820
- Glutophrissa Butler, 1887
- Itaballia Kaye, 1904
- Leptophobia Butler, 1870
- Pieriballia Klots, 1933
- Pieris Schrank, 1801
- Pontia [Fabricius], 1807 (checkered whites)
References
- "Pierina Subtribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- "Pierina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- "Pierina Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
Further reading
- Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
- Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas, volume 17. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ISSN 0066-8036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
- Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-63279-X.
- Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies. Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-79151-0.
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. vol. 40. ISSN 0022-4324.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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