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Checklist for Subfamily Pierinae Duponchel, 1835 (And orangetips)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
2114
4616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1845
4258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
719
1675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
718
1673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
570
1448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
552
1425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
108
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
11
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rwanda
11 Genera with 51 Species
Appias Hübner, 1865Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites15SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1829Arabs19SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1890Dotted Borders22SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
51 Species and 17 Subspecies
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis aurora evarne Klug, 1829
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) elgonensis Sharpe, 1891Elgon Crimson Tip
Colotis elgonensis basilewskyi Berger, 1956
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819Smoky Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange 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) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta kagera Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis evarne Klug, 1829
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904
Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
Mylothris crocea Butler, 1896
Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris polychroma Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala mayenceae Berger, 1987
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopterix eriphia wittei Berger, 1940
Pinacopteryx eriphia wittei (Berger, 1940)⇒ Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Rwanda
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
30
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