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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
374
1452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
40
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
27
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
27 Genera with 103 Species
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Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses12SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites12SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1805Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs43SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels3SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1847Vagrants2SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1847Dappled whites2SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperocharis Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders11SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1904Vagrants7SpeciesTaxom
Pareronia Bingham, 1872Wanderers1SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopterix1SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Teracolus Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
103 Species and 50 Subspecies
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias lasti natalensis Neustetter, 1927
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois aurota aurotaPioneer
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois helcida Boisduval, 1833
Belenois ogygia Trimen, 1883
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta sisamnus argolis (J.K.M. Röber, 1924)⇒ Catasticta sisamnus telasco Lucas, 1852
Catasticta (Catasticta) smithia Brown, F & G..., 1939
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Cepora perimale Donovan, 1805Australian gull
Colotis (Colotis) amata Fabricius, 1775Small Salmon Arab
Colotis amata calais Cramer, 1775
Colotis amata williami Henning & He..., 1994
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis antevippe gavisa Wallengren, 1857Red Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurigineus Butler, 1883African Golden
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene amina Hewitson, 1866Eastern Lilac Tip
Colotis celimene pholoe Wallengren, 1860Desert Lilac Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis danae annae Wallengren, 1857
Colotis danae walkeri Butler, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) dissociatus Butler, 1897
Colotis (Colotis) doubledayi Hopffer, 1862Desert Veined Tip
Colotis (Colotis) erone Angas, 1849Coast Purple Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis euippe omphale Godart, 1819Smoky Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) eunoma Hopffer, 1855Three Spot Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evagore Klug, 1829Desert Orange Tip
Colotis evagore antigone Boisduval, 1836Southern Small Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis evenina evenina Wallengren, 1857
Colotis (Colotis) hildebrandti (Staudinger, 1885)⇒ Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884
Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876Kalahari Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) pallene Hopffer, 1855Bushveld Orange Tip
Colotis pleione nilus Talbot, 1942
Colotis (Colotis) regina Trimen, 1863Large Violet Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis vesta argillaceus Butler, 1877
Colotis vesta mutans Butler, 1877
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis agoye agoye Wallengren, 1857
Colotis agoye bowkeri Trimen, 1883
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis eris eris Klug, 1829
Colotis (Teracolus) subfasciatus Swainson, 1833Lemon Tip
Colotis achine Stoll, 1781
Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775Plain Orange Tip
Colotis evippe Linnaeus, 1758
Colotis hildebrandtii Staudinger, 1884Golden Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Delias aganippe Donovan, 1805Red-spotted Jezebel
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia parva Talbot, 1943
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Eronia leda Boisduval, 1847Autumn Leaf Vagrant
Euchloe ausonia crameria Robineau-Des..., 1830
Euchloe (Euchloe) creusa Doubleday, 1847California Marble
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Hesperocharis nereina Hopffer, 1874Nereina White
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Melete lycimnia daulia (Fruhstorfer, 1907)⇒ Melete lycimnia petronia Fruhstorfer, 1907
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii haemus Trimen, 1879Twin Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Mylothris xantholeuca (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Nepheronia argia Fabricius, 1775Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Nepheronia argia varia Trimen, 1864Southern Large Vagrant
Nepheronia argia variegata Henning, 1994Transvaal Large Vagrant
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina Boisduval, 1836Blue Vagrant
Nepheronia thalassina sinalata Suffert, 1904Southern Cambridge Vagrant
Pareronia pingasa Moore, 1872
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris cyniphia Turati, 1924
Pieris indica Evans, 1926
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris narina Verity, 1908
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pinacopterix eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia Godart, 1819Zebra White
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764
Teracolus subfasciatus (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Colotis subfasciatus Swainson, 1833

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Southern Africa
TribeAnthocharidini
Scudder, 1889
Marbles and Orangetips
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
5
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
16
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTeracolini
Reuter, 1896
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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