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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
217
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
23
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
23 Genera with 91 Species
#ABCDEGIMNPT
Afrodryas Stoneham, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites17SpeciesTaxom
Calais Laporte de C..., 20072SpeciesTaxom
Callosune Doubleday, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1880Clouded yellows5SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs30SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders23SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1871Vagrants7SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopontia Plötz, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
91 Species and 44 Subspecies
Afrodryas leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn-leaf Vagrant
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
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 gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Calais parallelus Candeze, 1896
Calais proximus Girard, 2007
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1900
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene amina Hewitson, 1866Eastern Lilac Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae annae Wallengren, 1857
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe mediata Talbot, 1939
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina casta Gerstaecker, 1871
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876Kalahari Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta mutans Butler, 1877
Colotis vesta rhodesinus Butler, 1893
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis subfasciatus ducissa Dognin, 1891
Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884Golden Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976Spotless Ant-Heap White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
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 desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898
Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892Mandarin Grass Yellow
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia argolisia Stoneham, 1957
Nepheronia argia mhondana Suffert, 1904
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina verulanus Ward, 1871
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pseudopontia paradoxa R. Felder, 1869Pseudopontiinae
Pseudopontia zambezi K. Mitter & ..., 2011

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Zambia
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
15
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudopontiinae
Reuter, 1896
1
2
Genus
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