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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1251
3349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1248
3346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1242
3337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
890
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
844
2620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
211
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
20
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
14
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
9 Genera with 42 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1890Caper Whites14SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders16SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1908Fetterbush5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
42 Species and 9 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois calypso dentigera Butler, 1888
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia capricornus falkensteinii Dewitz, 1879
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris aneria (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris elodina Talbot, 1944
Mylothris elodina diva Berger, 1954
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope schumani
Mylothris rhopdope
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris spica gabela Berger, 1979
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871)⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris joppe (Linnaeus, 1764)⇒ Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764
Pieris narina Verity, 1908

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Angola
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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