Checklist of Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (And Sulphurs)
for Rwanda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
2114
4615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1845
4258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
719
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
570
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
552
1425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
108
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 16
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rwanda
16 Genera with 62 Species | Anaphaeis Hübner, 1768 | Pioneers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1865 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1836 | Caper Whites | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1775 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1792 | Clouded yellows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1829 | Arabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Eronia Hübner, 1847 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1876 | Grass yellow | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1890 | Dotted Borders | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareronia Bingham, 1872 | Wanderers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopterix | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1887 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Terias Hübner, 1885 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Rwanda
62 Species and 19 Subspecies | Anaphaeis java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894 | | | Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894 | Crawshay's Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768 | Caper White | | Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878 | Raffray's White | | Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927 | | | Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Northern Caper White | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872 | | | Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915 | Victoria White | | Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953 | | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940 | | | Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | | Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836 | Large Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891 | Elgon Crimson Tip | | Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956 | | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819 | Smoky Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852 | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kie..., 1998 | | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema daira lemnia (C. Felder & ..., 1865) | ⇒ Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819 | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892 | Mandarin Grass Yellow | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904 | | | Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940 | | | Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866 | | | Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896 | | | Mylothris crocea Butler, 1896 | | | Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896 | | | Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906) | ⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906 | | Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910) | ⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910 | | Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 | Jackson's Dotted Border | | Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910 | | | Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910 | | | Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944 | | | Mylothris polychroma Berger, L, 1981 | | | Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909 | | | Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890 | Eastern Swamp Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 | Dusky Dotted Border | | Mylothris sagala mayenceae Berger, 1987 | | | Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906 | | | Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890 | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872 | | | Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia wittei (Berger, 1940) | ⇒ Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819 | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887 | | | Terias hapale (Mabille, 1885) | ⇒ Eurema hapale Mabille, 1882 |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Rwanda | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 11
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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