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Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
196
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs
23
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
23 Genera with 93 Species
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A
B
C
D
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Afrodryas Stoneham, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses9SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites14SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 19053SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 2006Clouded yellows6SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs33SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1855Small Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow10SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders18SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1904Vagrants6SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
93 Species and 30 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
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 rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Calais hayekae Girard, 1968
Calais jarrigei Girard, 1968
Calais nigromaculatus Schwarz, 1905
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1900
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias mukana Berger, 1981
Colias mukana jolyi Verhulst, 2006
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae annae Wallengren, 1857
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897
Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819Smoky Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) mananhari Ward, 1870Chevron White
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta mutans Butler, 1877
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis subfasciatus ducissa Dognin, 1891
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884Golden Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia parva Talbot, 1943
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia simana Hopffer, 1855
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
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 desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
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
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia mhondana Suffert, 1904
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Malawi
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
16
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


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