Checklist for Subtribe Pierina Duponchel, 1835
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4268
12556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4267
12554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4207
12406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3469
10524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1314
4091 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1313
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1313
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
914
3175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
830
3009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
145
636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 29
113 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 21
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 12
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Pierina
Duponchel, 1835
| 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ethiopia
4 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Ethiopia
12 Species and 4 Subspecies | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Leptosia alcesta inalcesta (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | | Leptosia alcesta pseudonuptilla (Bernardi, 1959) | ⇒ Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | | Leptosia hybrida Bernardi, 1952 | Hybrid Spirit | | Leptosia nupta Butler, 1873 | Immaculate Spirit | | Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861) | ⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | Pieris abti (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | Ethiopian Cabbage White | | Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865) | ⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | | Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913 | | | Pontia distorta Butler, 1886 | Small Meadow White | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White |
Links, sources and further information Pierina at itis.gov
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