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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
217
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
205
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
41
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
7
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
7 Genera with 23 Species
Appias Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1871Arabs18SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
23 Species and 7 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene angusi Rothschild, 1921
Colotis celimene sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905
Colotis (Colotis) chrysonome Klug, 1829Golden Arab
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) halimede Klug, 1829Dappled White
Colotis (Colotis) hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) liagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) phisadia Godart, 1819Blue Spotted Arab
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ankolensis (Gerstaecker, 1871)⇒ Colotis hetaera Gerstäcker, 1871
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia tritogenia Klug, 1829
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Niger
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
7
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