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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Eastern Province (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
273
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
273
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
268
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
243
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
74
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
74
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
74
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
52
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
44
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
20
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Province (Kenya)
5 Genera with 7 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1894Caper Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1863Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1863Arabs3SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Province (Kenya)
7 Species
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Eastern Province (Kenya)
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


Links, sources and further information
Pieridae at artfakta.se
Pieridae at de.wikipedia.org
Pieridae at dyntaxa.se
Pieridae at gbif.org
Pieridae at irmng.org
Pieridae at itis.gov