Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
415
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
415
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 59
405
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
402
934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
170
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
154
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
111
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 9
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kakamega Forest
9 Genera with 34 Species
Species list for Kakamega Forest
34 Species and 19 Subspecies | Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888 | Diverse Albatross White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897 | | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943 | | | Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781 | African Common White | | Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927 | | | Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Northern Caper White | | Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929 | Sudan Caper White | | Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872 | | | Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915 | Victoria White | | Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940 | | | Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891 | Elgon Crimson Tip | | Colotis euippe complexivus Butler, 1886 | | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882 | Marsh Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898 | | | Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892 | Mandarin Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888 | | | Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944 | | | Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981 | | | Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890 | Eastern Swamp Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904 | | | Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944 | | | Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Nepheronia argia argolisia Stoneham, 1957 | | | Nepheronia pharis silvanus Stoneham, 1957 | | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904 | Southern Cambridge Vagrant |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Kakamega Forest | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 3
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 6
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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
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