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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
263
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
25
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
25 Genera with 143 Species
#ABCDEGILMNPT
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1903Albatrosses13SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites25SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 18963SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1792Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1885Arabs60SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1921Dotted Borders41SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1904Vagrants7SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1908Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
143 Species and 72 Subspecies
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Belenois margaritacea kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois margaritacea margaritacea Sharpe, 1891
Belenois margaritacea somereni Talbot, 1928
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Calais catei Girard, 2008
Calais lalannei Girard, 1968
Calais parallelus Candeze, 1896
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
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 (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis daira jacksoni Sharpe, 1890
Colotis daira stygia Felder & Felder, 1865
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis danae pseudacaste Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe complexivus Butler, 1886
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma Hopffer, 1855Three Spot Crimson Tip
Colotis eunoma flotowi Suffert, 1904
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis evenina sipylus Swinhoe, 1884
Colotis evenina xantholeuca Sharpe, 1904
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis hetaera hetaera Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis hetaera lorti Sharpe, 1896
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis phisadia rothschildi Sharpe, 1898
Colotis phisadia vagus d’Abrera, 1980
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis pleione heliocaustus Butler, 1886
Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
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) venosa Staudinger, 1884No Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta catachrysops Butler, 1878
Colotis vesta hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis vestalis castalis Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis evippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884Golden Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Colotis restricta Rothschild, 1921
Colotis venosus Staudinger, 1885
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina liliana Grose-Smith, 1889
Dixeia charina pulverulenta Dixey, 1929
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur 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 brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta 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 mandarinula Holland, W, 1892Mandarin Grass Yellow
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
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice rubricosta
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
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 jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Mylothris jacksoni jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Mylothris jacksoni sagitta Clifton, 1980
Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodopoides Talbot, 1945
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
Mylothris sagala neumanni Sharpe, 1896
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris shodopoides
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Mylothris winstoniana Sharpe, 1891
Mylothris wintoniana
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia argolisia Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis silvanus Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris agrippinides
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris mahoboides
Pieris mannides Verity, 1908
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae
Teracolus flotowi (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Colotis eunoma Hopffer, 1855
Teracolus metagone

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
18
123
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


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