Biology:Pierina (butterfly)
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Short description: Subtribe of butterflies
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Tribe: | Pierini |
| Subtribe: | Pierina Swainson, 1820 |
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]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pierina Subtribe Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/808246. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pierina Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=777494. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pierina Overview". http://eol.org/pages/3017738/overview. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
Further reading
- Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society. https://archive.org/details/cihm_04389.
- Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog". Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas (Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services) 17. ISSN 0066-8036. http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/arthropods-of-florida-vol-17.pdf. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. 1983. 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 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q21446400 entry
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