Pierina (butterfly)

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Pierina
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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]

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Genera

These eight genera belong to the subtribe Pierina. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pierina Subtribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. 1 2 "Pierina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "Pierina Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

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