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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		388
4495
12408		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		385
4491
12404		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		368
4385
12052		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		234
3464
10323		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		50
1627
5618		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		50
1627
5618		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
227
1763		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs		23
113		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
23 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEGIMNP
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1927Caper Whites11SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1866Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1792Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs31SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1837Small Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1861Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow13SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1944Dotted Borders34SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants4SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1777Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
113 Species and 27 Subspecies
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777Western Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia connexiva Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia thauruma Reakirt, 1866Madagascar Migrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo manengoubensis Darge, 1968
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis daira stygia Felder & Felder, 1865
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis elgonensis glauningi Schultze, 1909
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta amelia Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia cebron Ward, 1871Cebron White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Euchloe (Euchloe) insularis Staudinger, 1861Corsican Dappled White
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 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
Mylothris aburi Larsen & Col..., 2003Savanna dotted border
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris aneria (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris beethoveni (Aurivillius, 1895)⇒ Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898Yellow Dotted Border
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
Mylothris jaopura (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005
Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895Ochreous Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea hilara Karsch, 1892
Mylothris primulina (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris ruepelli josi
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii josi Larsen, 1986
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871)⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871
Pieris cypria Verity, 1908
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae

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

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites		17
97		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


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