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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
680
1867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
505
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
490
1485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
168
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
9 Genera with 38 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses5SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1846Caper Whites7SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs5SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Leuciacria Rothschild &..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1895Dotted Borders13SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
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 hedyle Cramer, 1777Western Yellow Caper White
Belenois hedyle ianthe Doubleday, 1842
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) 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
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Leuciacria acuta Rothschild &..., 1905
Mylothris aburi Larsen & Col..., 2003Savanna dotted border
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel 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 hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia pharis Boisduval, 1836Round-winged Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
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

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Guinea
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



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