Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
3514
7841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
3513
7840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 302
3456
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
2933
6972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
828
2578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
763
2455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
199
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 18
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sierra Leone
18 Genera with 50 Species | Appias Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1846 | Caper Whites | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callidryas Hübner, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Callosune Doubleday, 1847 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1989 | Gulls | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1910 | Grass yellow | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ixias Hübner, 1889 | Indian Orange Tips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1895 | Dotted Borders | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1823 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1921 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopontia Plötz, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Leone
50 Species and 11 Subspecies | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847 | Congo White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777 | Western Yellow Caper White | | Belenois hedyle ianthe Doubleday, 1842 | | | Belenois hedyle rhena Doubleday, 1846 | | | Calais famulus Candeze, 1897 | | | Callidryas rurina (Felder & Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823 | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994 | | | Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899 | | | Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | | Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819) | ⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819 | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829 | Orange Patch Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola leonis Butler, 1886 | | | Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882 | Marsh Grass Yellow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898 | | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775 | Albatross | | Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888 | Asphodel Dotted Border | | Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Mylothris dimidiata (Aurivillius, 1898) | ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895 | | Mylothris nubila Möschler, 1884 | | | Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777 | Poppea Dotted Border | | Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris rhopdope | | | Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895 | Sulphur Dotted Border | | Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775 | Large Vagrant | | Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836 | Round-winged Vagrant | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823 | Bracteolata Sulphur | | Pieris umoris Verity, 1921 | | | Pseudopontia gola S. Safian & ..., 2011 | | | Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869 | Pseudopontiinae |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Sierra Leone | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 10
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Pieridae at artfakta.se
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