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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1534
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1533
3272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1530
3267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
961
2219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
901
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
198
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
21
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
21 Genera with 79 Species
#ABCDEGMNPT
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1903Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites8SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 19925SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1899Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1880Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs32SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1876Grass yellow9SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders13SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants5SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
79 Species and 34 Subspecies
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
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) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African 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 java java Sparrman, 1767
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Calais lecordieri Girard, 1968
Calais pulvereus Candeze, 1897
Calais similis Girard, 1992
Calais tortrixHarlequin click beetle
Calais venustus Girard, 1992
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Cepora iudith malaya Fruhstorfer, 1899Orange Gull
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene amina Hewitson, 1866Eastern Lilac 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) eunoma Hopffer, 1855Three Spot Crimson Tip
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 evenina Wallengren, 1857
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta argillaceus Butler, 1877
Colotis vesta mutans Butler, 1877
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852)⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina charina Boisduval, 1836
Dixeia charina simana Hopffer, 1855
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976Spotless Ant-Heap White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
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 (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta brigitta Stoll, , 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii haemus Trimen, 1879Twin Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala umtaliana d’Abrera, 1980
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris xantholeuca (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia mhondana Suffert, 1904
Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994Transvaal Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Teracolus flotowi (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Colotis eunoma Hopffer, 1855

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
14
60
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