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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Abyssinia (Ethiopia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
469
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
414
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
169
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
157
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
36
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Abyssinia
3 Genera with 8 Species
Colotis Hübner, 1883Arabs1SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1884Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1932Dotted Borders7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Abyssinia
8 Species and 3 Subspecies
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris rueffelli
Mylothris rueffelli rueffelli
Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Abyssinia
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pierinae at artfakta.se
Pierinae at dyntaxa.se
Pierinae at itis.gov