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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1285
3443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1173
3171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
253
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
25
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
17
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
11
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 29 Species
Appias Hübner, 1865Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1899Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1869Dotted Borders6SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1829Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
29 Species and 8 Subspecies
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois helcida Boisduval, 1833
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta (Catasticta) smithia Brown, F & G..., 1939
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Cape
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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