Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
93
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
31
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 5
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
5 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
20 Species | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883 | African Golden | | Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883 | | Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852 | Sulphur Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829 | Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775 | Crimson Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829 | Dappled White | | Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885) | ⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884 | | Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852 | Veined Golden Arab | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 | Plain Orange Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823 | Vine Leaf Vagrant | | Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847 | Autumn Leaf Vagrant | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880 | Smoky Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
 | | 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
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