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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
538
1178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
393
944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
371
907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
123
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
19
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
19 Genera with 59 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses4SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1855Caper Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 18912SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1792Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs24SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1837Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow9SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1898Dotted Borders5SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants3SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1836Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1836Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1787Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
59 Species and 13 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
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 larima Boisduval, 1836
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Calais excavatus Fabricius, 1801
Calais rochebrunei Fairmaire, 1891
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
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) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
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) 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
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy 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 desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris aburi Larsen & Col..., 2003Savanna dotted border
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae rhadia (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777
Pieris larima (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Belenois larima Boisduval, 1836
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pyrisitia bulaea (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787
Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787Shy Yellow

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Senegal
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
13
45
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