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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Northeast Tanzania (North Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1407
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
240
1407
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
1371
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1127
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
381
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
381
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
380
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
294
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
270
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
71
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
13
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Tanzania
9 Genera with 24 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1855Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs11SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Tanzania
24 Species and 4 Subspecies
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
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
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Northeast Tanzania
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
9
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