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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
145
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
29 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEGIMNP
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1819
Pioneers0SpeciesTaxom
Anapheis Talbot, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses10SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1932Caper Whites17SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Calopieris Aurivillius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1884Clouded yellows7SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs50SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1884Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites8SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1869Dappled whites5SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow11SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1932Dotted Borders20SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1904Vagrants3SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1874Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix3SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
113 Species and 56 Subspecies
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
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 abyssinica Talbot, 1932
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 creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona boguensis Felder & Felder, 1865
Belenois creona creona Cramer, , 1776African Caper White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois gidica hypoxantha Ungemach, 1932
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida hailo Ungemach, 1932
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia galla Ungemach, 1932
Calais antinorii Candeze, 1889
Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo meneliki Berger, 1940
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884Pale Clouded Yellow
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange 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 celimene Lucas, 1852
Colotis celimene praeclarus Butler, 1886
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis daira stygia Felder & Felder, 1865
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis danae pseudacaste Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis halimede halimede Klug, 1829
Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis hetaera aspasia Ungemach, 1932
Colotis hetaera lorti Sharpe, 1896
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis phisadia ocellatus Butler, 1886
Colotis phisadia phisadia Godart, 1819
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis pleione heliocaustus Butler, 1886
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) rogersi Dixey, 1915Roger's Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1922
Colotis (Colotis) venosa Staudinger, 1884No Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis vestalis castalis Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis agoye zephyrus Marshall, 1897
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo venatus Butler, 1871
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
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchloe ausonia abtssinica
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe belemia abyssinica Stamm, 1928
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
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 blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueffelli
Mylothris rueffelli rueffelli
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886
Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pseudopontia mabira K. Mitter & ..., 2011

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
21
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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