Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
738
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
738
1015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 169
730
1007 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
580
836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
211
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
211
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
209
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
166
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
162
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 10
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
10 Genera with 20 Species | Belenois Hübner, 1855 | Caper Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calais Laporte de C..., 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopsilia Hübner, 1758 | Emigrants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colotis Hübner, 1819 | Arabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Delias Hübner, 1758 | Jezebels | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eronia Hübner, 1823 | Vagrants | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1892 | Grass yellow | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1897 | Dotted Borders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
20 Species and 2 Subspecies | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Calais crokisii Candeze, 1882 | | | Calais parallelus Candeze, 1896 | | | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common migrant | | Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758 | Round Winged Orange Tip | | Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881) | ⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852 | | Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863 | Large Violet Tip | | Colotis ione Godart, 1819 | Bushveld Purple Tip | | Delias ceneus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892 | Mandarin Grass Yellow | | Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906 | | | Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 | Fragile Dotted Border | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836 | Buquet's Vagrant | | Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836 | Blue Vagrant | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White |
Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | 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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