Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1873
3964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1870
3961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1838
3889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1481
3302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
440
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
424
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
12 Genera with 48 Species | Belenois Hübner, 1943 | Caper Whites | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1836 | Emigrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1792 | Clouded yellows | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1876 | Arabs | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1867 | Dappled whites | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1780 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1819 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopterix | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1829 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somalia
48 Species and 27 Subspecies | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois creona benadirensis Storace, 1948 | | | Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901 | Red-edged White | | Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900 | | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943 | | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891) | ⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874 | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940 | | | Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | | Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775 | Small Salmon Arab | | 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) celimene Lucas, 1852 | Lilac Tip | | Colotis celimene praeclarus Butler, 1886 | | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829 | Black-Marked Orange Tip | | Colotis daira stygia Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis danae pseudacaste Butler, 1876 | | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis euippe complexivus Butler, 1886 | | | Colotis euippe exole Reiche, 1850 | | | Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857 | African Orange Tip | | Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871 | | | Colotis (Colotis) fausta Olivier, 1804 | Large Salmon Arab | | Colotis fausta mijurteina Carpenter, 1951 | | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis halimede restricta Talbot, 1939 | | | Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | Coast Purple Tip | | Colotis hetaera lorti Sharpe, 1896 | | | Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829 | Desert Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855 | Bushveld Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819 | Blue Spotted Arab | | Colotis phisadia phisadia Godart, 1819 | | | Colotis phisadia somalica Storace, 1948 | | | Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829 | Orange Patch Tip | | Colotis pleione heliocaustus Butler, 1886 | | | Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829) | ⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) venosa Staudinger, 1884 | No Patch Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Colotis vestalis castalis Staudinger, 1884 | | | Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857 | Speckled Sulfur Tip | | Colotis agoye zephyrus Marshall, 1897 | | | Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829 | Banded Gold Tip | | Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871) | ⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871 | | Colotis evarne Klug, 1829 | | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Colotis protractus Butler, 1876 | Blue-spotted Arab | | Euchloe (Euchloe) belemia Esper, 1800 | Green Stripped White | | Euchloe belemia abyssinica Stamm, 1928 | | | Euchloe (Euchloe) falloui Allard, 1867 | Scarce Green Striped White | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 | | Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819 | Zebra White | | Pinacopterix eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886 | | | Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886 | | | Pontia distorta Butler, 1886 | Small Meadow White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Somalia | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 8
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Pieridae at de.wikipedia.org
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