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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region North West (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
158
830
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
807
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
667
1064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
242
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
242
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
242
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
206
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
206
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
113
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North West
9 Genera with 24 Species
Appias Hübner, 1865Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1833Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1833Arabs12SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1865Dotted Borders3SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1861Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
24 Species
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois helcida Boisduval, 1833
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) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876Kalahari Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in North West
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTeracolini
Reuter, 1896
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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