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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Usambara Mountains (Tanga Region, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
134
581
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
134
581
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
124
550
750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
455
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
209
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
209
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
209
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
167
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
158
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
33
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Usambara Mountains
5 Genera with 9 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1855Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 18992SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Usambara Mountains
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Calais albidus
Calais angustus Schwarz, 1899
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Usambara Mountains
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
4
7
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