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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
1109
2682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
1109
2682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
1087
2654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
112
1045
2601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
639
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
639
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
439
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
400
983
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
50
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kivu
9 Genera with 29 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites10SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1871Arabs3SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kivu
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois ogygia Trimen, 1883
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris canescens (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)⇒ Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris knutsoni Aurivillius, 1891
Mylothris ruanctana
Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris spika
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Kivu
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
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
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