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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
944
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
898
3067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
207
1237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
17
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
13
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
13 Genera with 60 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1846Caper Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs15SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1837Small Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1895Dotted Borders17SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants3SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
60 Species and 9 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777Western Yellow Caper White
Belenois hedyle hedyle Cramer, 1777
Belenois hedyle rhena Doubleday, 1846
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae eupompe Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pleione Klug, 1829Orange Patch Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta amelia Lucas, 1852
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia cebron Ward, 1871Cebron White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris aburi Larsen & Col..., 2003Savanna dotted border
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris atewa Berger, L, 1980Atewa Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris dimidiata (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris jaopura (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhopdope
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871)⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
8
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTeracolini
Reuter, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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