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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
177
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
12
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
12 Genera with 33 Species
Appias Hübner, 1910Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 0Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Colotis Hübner, 1819Arabs13SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Eronia Hübner, 1823Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1869Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
33 Species and 5 Subspecies
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois thysa biton
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Colotis (Colotis) antevippe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) aurora (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Colotis aurigineus Butler, 1883
Colotis (Colotis) auxo Lucas, 1852Sulphur Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) celimene Lucas, 1852Lilac Tip
Colotis (Colotis) danae Fabricius, 1775Crimson Tip
Colotis (Colotis) doubledayi Hopffer, 1862Desert Veined Tip
Colotis (Colotis) euippe Linnaeus, 1758Round Winged Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) evenina Wallengren, 1857African Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) lais Butler, 1876Kalahari Orange Tip
Colotis (Colotis) vesta Lucas, 1852Veined Golden Arab
Colotis (Cuneacolotis) agoye Wallengren, 1857Speckled Sulfur Tip
Colotis (Teracolus) eris Klug, 1829Banded Gold Tip
Colotis ione Godart, 1819Bushveld Purple Tip
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Eronia cleodora Hübner, 1823Vine Leaf Vagrant
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Nepheronia buquetii Boisduval, 1836Buquet's Vagrant
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pierinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeColotini
Zerny & Beier, 1936
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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