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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2306
7037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2300
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2299
7023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1466
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1340
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
378
1191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
48
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
48 Genera with 190 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNPTZ
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anaphaeis Hübner, 1793Pioneers1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1885Orangetips7SpeciesTaxom
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses11SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1872Caper Whites15SpeciesTaxom
Calicharis Oberthür, 01SpeciesTaxom
Calopieris Aurivillius, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1829Clouded yellows19SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs44SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites7SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 0Dappled whites17SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow15SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Iberochloe Back, Knebel..., 18032SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Mathania Oberthür, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Moschoneura Butler, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1890Dotted Borders16SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1904Vagrants5SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1865Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1886Fetterbush17SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18294SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Zegris Boisduval, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
190 Species and 59 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
Anaphaeis aurota (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852'Pacific' Sara Orangetip
Anthocharis belia (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Anthocharis damone Boisduval, 1836Eastern Orange Tip
Anthocharis eupheno (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869
Anthocharis euphenoides Staudinger, 1869Moroccan Orange Tip
Anthocharis falloni
Anthocharis pechi (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Iberochloe pechi Staudinger, 1885
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia sudanensis Talbot, 1932
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida instabilis Butler, 1888
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Calicharis nouna
Calopieris eulimene Klug, 1829
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847Dimera Sulphur
Colias edusa (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias lesbia Fabricius, 1775Lesbia Clouded Yellow
Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colias vauthierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
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) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921
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 basilewskyi Berger, 1956
Colotis (Colotis) ephyia Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis halimede acaste Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis hetaera aspasia Ungemach, 1932
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) rogersi Dixey, 1915Roger's Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) ungemachi Le Cerf, 1922
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta princeps Talbot, 1939
Colotis vesta velleda Lucas, 1852
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 bacchus (Godart, 1819)⇒ Colotis ione Godart, 1819
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis nouna Lucas, 1849
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dismorphia zathoe Hewitson, 1858Zathoe Mimic White
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo doxo Godart, 1819
Dixeia doxo venatus Butler, 1871
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Euchloe (Elphinstonia) charlonia Donzel, 1842Greenish Black-tip
Euchloe (Euchloe) aegyptiaca Verity, 1911
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonia (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Euchloe crameri Butler, 1869
Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852Creamy Marblewing
Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800Green Stripped White
Euchloe belemia eversi (Eversi, 1963)⇒ Euchloe belemia Esper, 1800
Euchloe belemia grancanariensis Acosta, 2008
Euchloe belemia hesperidum Rothschild, 1913
Euchloe (Euchloe) crameri Butler, 1869Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) eversi Stamm, 1963Tenerife Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui Allard, 1867Scarce Green Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) grancanariensis Acosta, 2008Gran Canaria Green-Striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) hesperidum Rothschild, 1913Canary Green-striped White
Euchloe (Euchloe) insularis Staudinger, 1861Corsican Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) simplonia FREYER, 1829Dappled White
Euchloe (Euchloe) tagis (Hübner, 1804)⇒ Iberochloe tagis Hübner, 1803
Euchloe hesperidium
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 (Terias) orientis Butler, 1888
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged 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 dilutum Abeille, 1894
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurybia unxia Godman & Salvin, 1885Azure-winged Eurybia
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Gonepteryx cleobule Hübner, 1831Canary Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
Gonepteryx maderensis C. Felder, 1863Madeira Brimstone
Gonepteryx meridionalis Röber, 1907
Gonepteryx palmae Stamm, 1963La Palma Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Hesperocharis anguitia Godart, 1819
Hesperocharis nera Hewitson, 1852Nera White
Iberochloe pechi Staudinger, 1885
Iberochloe tagis Hübner, 1803
Itaballia marana Doubleday, 1844
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Mathania aureomaculata Dognin, 1888
Moschoneura pinthous ithomia Hewitson, 1867
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis avellaneda Herrich-Schä..., 1865Orange-washed Sulphur
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae cheiranthi Hübner, 1806
Pieris brassicae wollastoni (Butler, 1886)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris atlantis Oberthür, 1925
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
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 mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris segonzaci Le Cerf, 1923Moroccan Green-veined White
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris wollastoni Butler, 1886Madeiran large white
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
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Tatochila mercedis Eschscholtz, 1821
Tatochila theodice Boisduval, 1832
Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852
Zegris (Zegris) eupheme Esper, 1804Sooty Orange Tip
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
11
49
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Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
30
133
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Species

Taxom



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