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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
153
532
761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
529
758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
450
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
132
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
132
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
129
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
102
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
97
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
5 Genera with 11 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1819Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1823Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
11 Species
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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