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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
29 Genera with 159 Species
#ABCDEGIMNPT
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Afrodryas Stoneham, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses17SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites34SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 18965SpeciesTaxom
Callosune Doubleday, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1876Arabs58SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1884Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites12SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders59SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1904Vagrants9SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
159 Species and 103 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias sabina sabina Felder & Fel..., 1865
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982
Belenois margaritacea plutonica Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois raffrayi similis Kielland, 1978
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois thysa thysa Hopffer, 1855
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Calais albidus
Calais angustus Schwarz, 1899
Calais crokisii Candeze, 1882
Calais hieroglyphicus Candeze, 1857
Calais parallelus Candeze, 1896
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis daira jacksoni Sharpe, 1890
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae pseudacaste Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis elgonensis elgonensis Sharpe, 1891
Colotis elgonensis nobilis Carcasson, 1961
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe complexivus Butler, 1886
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819Smoky Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma Hopffer, 1855Three Spot Crimson Tip
Colotis eunoma flotowi Suffert, 1904
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis evenina sipylus Swinhoe, 1884
Colotis evenina xantholeuca Sharpe, 1904
Colotis (Colotis) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis halimede australis Talbot, 1939
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis hetaera ankolensis Stoneham, 1940
Colotis hetaera hetaera Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) protomedia (Klug, 1829)⇒ Colotis protractus Butler, 1876
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) rogersi Dixey, 1915Roger's Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) venosa Staudinger, 1884No Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta catachrysops Butler, 1878
Colotis vesta hanningtoni Butler, 1883
Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Colotis vesta rhodesinus Butler, 1893
Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876White Arab
Colotis vestalis castalis Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis subfasciatus ducissa Dognin, 1891
Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871
Colotis ansorgei (Marshall, 1897)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis calais Cramer, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis evippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884Golden Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Colotis protractus Butler, 1876Blue-spotted Arab
Delias ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Dismorphia eunoe euryope (P.H. Lucas, 1852)⇒ Dismorphia eunoe eunoe E. Doubleday, 1844
Dixeia alberta Grünberg, 1911
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina dagera Suffert, 1904
Dixeia charina liliana Grose-Smith, 1889
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo alberta Grünberg, 1912
Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia cleodora cleodora Hübner, 1823
Eronia cleodora dilatata Butler, 1888
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema floricola floricola Boisduval, 1833
Eurema floricola leonis Butler, 1886
Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) upembana (Berger, L, 1981)⇒ Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta brigitta Stoll, , 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892Mandarin Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Sabine Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898Yellow Dotted Border
Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris kiellandi Berger, L, 1985
Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kilimensis rondonis (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris leonora Krüger, R, 1928
Mylothris pluviata Berger, L, 1980
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981
Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris sagala mahale (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
Mylothris sagala oldeanensis (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala seminigra d’Abrera, 1980
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
Mylothris similis similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris talboti Berger, L, 1980Talbot’s Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli
Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris yulei yulei Butler, 1897
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia argolisia Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia argia mhondana Suffert, 1904
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis silvanus Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia melanarge Butler, 1886
Pinacopteryx eriphia wittei (Berger, 1940)⇒ Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887
Teracolus flotowi (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Colotis eunoma Hopffer, 1855

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
19
135
Genera
Species

Taxom



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