Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
12 Genera with 42 Species | Appias Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1846 | Caper Whites | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1989 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1792 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1871 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1898 | Dotted Borders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1846 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
42 Species and 5 Subspecies | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847 | Congo White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777 | Western Yellow Caper White | | Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Northern Caper White | | Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | Forest Caper White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994 | | | Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | | Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836 | Southern Small Orange Tip | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | Capricorn White | | Dixeia cebron Ward, 1871 | Cebron White | | Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882 | Marsh Grass Yellow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898 | | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775 | Albatross | | Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836 | Round-winged Vagrant | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871) | ⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | | Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Benin | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 9
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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Links, sources and further information Pieridae at artfakta.se
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