Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Coast Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
785
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
784
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
744
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
652
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
222
372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
205
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 10
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
10 Genera with 40 Species | Appias Hübner, 1865 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1836 | Caper Whites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1885 | Arabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1837 | Small Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1865 | Dotted Borders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
40 Species and 1 Subspecies | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | 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 thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | 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 (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885) | ⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884 | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) venosa Staudinger, 1884 | No Patch Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 | Plain Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Colotis venosus Staudinger, 1885 | | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837 | Creamy Small White | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880 | Smoky Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Coast Province (Kenya) | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 8
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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