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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
701
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
464
946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
437
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
92
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
15
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
15 Genera with 44 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses5SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1792Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs16SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1837Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1780Grass yellow5SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1898Dotted Borders5SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
44 Species and 9 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Calais intermedius
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta amelia Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small 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 brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris chlaris
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
11
37
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