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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
127
578
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
127
578
690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
573
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
501
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
159
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
159
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
159
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
54
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Bay
5 Genera with 15 Species
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs9SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Bay
15 Species
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Maputo Bay
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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