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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7368
32808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7355
32787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7263
32505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5996
29261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2375
10727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2374
10725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2368
10714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1553
8109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1411
7768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
264
2513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
26
154
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
26 Genera with 154 Species
#ABCDEGIMNP
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses14SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites39SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1981Clouded yellows7SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs34SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1884Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites7SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow12SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders84SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1871Vagrants5SpeciesTaxom
Patia Klots, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18501SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 20114SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
154 Species and 90 Subspecies
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias sylvia sylvia Fabricius, 1775
Appias sylvia zairiensis Berger, 1981
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
Belenois calypso marlieri Berger, 1981
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois ogygia Trimen, 1883
Belenois ogygia bongeya Berger, 1981
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois solilucis solilucis Butler, 1874
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981
Belenois sudanensis mayumbana Berger, 1981
Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois theora ratheo Suffert, 1904
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois thysa thysa Hopffer, 1855
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois victoria hecqi Berger, 1953
Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Calais proximus Girard, 2007
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1900
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias flaveola Blanchard, 1852Flaveola Clouded Yellow
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias mukana Berger, 1981
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis antevippe zera Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe euippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819Smoky Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939
Colotis vesta rhodesinus Butler, 1893
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis subfasciatus ducissa Dognin, 1891
Colotis ansorgei (Marshall, 1897)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Dixeia alberta Grünberg, 1911
Dixeia cebron Ward, 1871Cebron White
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo alberta Grünberg, 1912
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema floricola leonis Butler, 1886
Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) upembana (Berger, L, 1981)⇒ Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892Mandarin Grass Yellow
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris agathina agathina Cramer, 1779Eastern Dotted Border
Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904
Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris alcuana alcuana Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris alcuana binza Berger, 1981
Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris aneria (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice albescens Berger, 1981
Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
Mylothris bernice nigrovenosa Berger, 1981
Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
Mylothris canescens (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)⇒ Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris celisi Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris citrina holochroma Talbot, 1944
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris continua continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris continua maxima Berger, 1981
Mylothris crocea Butler, 1896
Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
Mylothris croceus croceus Butler, 1896
Mylothris croceus ituriensis Berger, 1981
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris ducarmei Hecq, 2001
Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
Mylothris elodina diva Berger, 1954
Mylothris elodina pelenge Berger, 1981
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898Yellow Dotted Border
Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris kahusiana Hecq, 2001
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis marielouisae Berger, 1979
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris knutsoni Aurivillius, 1891
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris mafuga Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris nubila Möschler, 1884
Mylothris nubila canescens Joicey & Talbot, 1922
Mylothris nubila fontainei Berger, 1952
Mylothris ochrea Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris polychroma Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris ruanctana
Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981
Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
Mylothris schoutedeni Berger, L, 1952
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
Mylothris similis noel Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
Mylothris sjostedti sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris spika
Mylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina verulanus Ward, 1871
Patia cordillera larunda Hewitson, 1869
Pereute leucodrosime Kollar, 1850
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
Pinacopteryx eriphia wittei (Berger, 1940)⇒ Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887
Pseudopontia australis Dixey, 1923
Pseudopontia mabira K. Mitter & ..., 2011
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae
Pseudopontia zambezi K. Mitter & ..., 2011

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
17
129
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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