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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
496
3949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
51
338
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
31
251
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
19
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
19 Genera with 174 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses24SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1932Caper Whites66SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls4SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels5SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites23SpeciesTaxom
Ganyra Billberg, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders124SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19072SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush18SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Prioneris Wallace, 1867Sawtooths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
174 Species and 135 Subspecies
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
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 conracta Butler, 1888
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias epaphia orbona Boisduval, 1833
Appias (Glutophrissa) lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina comorensis Talbot, 1943
Appias sabina confusa Butler, 1872
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias sabina sabina Felder & Fel..., 1865
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Belenois albabrensis
Belenois aldabrensis Holland, W, 1896
Belenois antsianaka Ward, 1870
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois aurota aurotaPioneer
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona benadirensis Storace, 1948
Belenois creona boguensis Felder & Felder, 1865
Belenois creona creona Cramer, , 1776African Caper White
Belenois creona elisa van Vollenhoven, 1869
Belenois creona infida Butler, 1888
Belenois creona prorsus Talbot, 1943
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois gidica hypoxantha Ungemach, 1932
Belenois gradidieri Mabille, 1878
Belenois grandidieri Mabille, 1878
Belenois helcida Boisduval, 1833
Belenois java Linnaeus, 1768Caper White
Belenois java java Sparrman, 1767
Belenois mabella Grose-Smith, 1891
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982
Belenois margaritacea kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois margaritacea margaritacea Sharpe, 1891
Belenois margaritacea plutonica Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois margaritacea somereni Talbot, 1928
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois raffrayi similis Kielland, 1978
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida hailo Ungemach, 1932
Belenois subeida subeida Felder & Felder, 1865
Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois sudanensis katalensis Berger, 1981
Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois thysa thysa Hopffer, 1855
Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
Belenois victoria victoria Dixey, 1915
Belenois voeltzkowi (Karsch, 1900)⇒ Belenois grandidieri Mabille, 1878
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Belenois zochalia galla Ungemach, 1932
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta sisamnus argolis (J.K.M. Röber, 1924)⇒ Catasticta sisamnus telasco Lucas, 1852
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora iudith malaya Fruhstorfer, 1899Orange Gull
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Delias acalis Godart, 1819Red-breast Jezebel
Delias caeneus philotis
Delias ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia alberta Grünberg, 1911
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina charina Boisduval, 1836
Dixeia charina dagera Suffert, 1904
Dixeia charina liliana Grose-Smith, 1889
Dixeia charina narena Grose-Smith, 1898
Dixeia charina pulverulenta Dixey, 1929
Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
Dixeia charina simana Hopffer, 1855
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo alberta Grünberg, 1912
Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia doxo venatus Butler, 1871
Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976Spotless Ant-Heap White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia parva Talbot, 1943
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia simana Hopffer, 1855
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Ganyra phaloe Godart, 1819Giant White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Sabine Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777Common Melwhite
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris agathina richlora Suffert, 1904
Mylothris agathinoides Talbot, 1945
Mylothris agathiurides
Mylothris alberici Dufrane, 1940
Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice berenicides Holland, 1896
Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
Mylothris bernice rubricosta
Mylothris carcassoni Van Son, 1948Carcasson´s dotted border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris citrina orientalis Talbot, 1946
Mylothris clarissa (Butler, 1888)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980
Mylothris crocea Butler, 1896
Mylothris croceus Butler, 1896
Mylothris dolhuani
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898Yellow Dotted Border
Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
Mylothris humbloti Oberthür, 1888
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Mylothris jacksoni jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
Mylothris jacksoni sagitta Clifton, 1980
Mylothris kiellandi Berger, L, 1985
Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kilimensis rondonis (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis katera Berger, 1979
Mylothris kiwuensis kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris leonora Krüger, R, 1928
Mylothris mafuga Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985
Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris ngaziya Oberthür, 1888
Mylothris nubila Möschler, 1884
Mylothris nubila somereni Talbot, 1946
Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris pluviata Berger, L, 1980
Mylothris polychroma Berger, L, 1981
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodopoides Talbot, 1945
Mylothris rhopdope
Mylothris ruandana Strand, 1909
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981
Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris rueffelli
Mylothris rueffelli rueffelli
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii haemus Trimen, 1879Twin Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris sagala mahale (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala mayenceae Berger, 1987
Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
Mylothris sagala neumanni Sharpe, 1896
Mylothris sagala oldeanensis (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala seminigra d’Abrera, 1980
Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
Mylothris sagala umtaliana d’Abrera, 1980
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
Mylothris shodopoides
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
Mylothris similis noel Talbot, 1944
Mylothris similis similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
Mylothris smithii Mabille, 1879
Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris spika
Mylothris splendens Le Cerf, 1927
Mylothris subsolana Hecq, 2001
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris sulphureotinota bernicefi
Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris talboti Berger, L, 1980Talbot’s Dotted Border
Mylothris thinaga (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Mylothris winstoniana Sharpe, 1891
Mylothris wintoniana
Mylothris xantholeuca (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
Mylothris yulei ertli
Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris yulei yulei Butler, 1897
Pereute leucodrosime Kollar, 1850
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
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 (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris aelia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777
Pieris agrippinides
Pieris angelika (Eitschberger, 1983)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris hulda (Edwards, 1870)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris mahoboides
Pieris mannides Verity, 1908
Pieris narina Verity, 1908
Pieris oleracea (Harris, T, 1829)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia daplidice aethiops de Joannis &..., 1913
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Prioneris vollenhovii Wallace, 1867

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in East Africa
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
11
129
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
7
36
Genera
Species

Taxom



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