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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
609
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
434
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
172
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
172
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
171
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
141
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
129
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
44
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kilimanjaro
6 Genera with 18 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1891Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs11SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders2SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilimanjaro
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis (Colotis) daira Klug, 1829Black-Marked Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) incretus (Butler, 1881)⇒ Colotis auxo Lucas, 1852
Colotis (Colotis) rogersi Dixey, 1915Roger's Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Kilimanjaro
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
5
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