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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
914
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
830
3009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
145
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
21
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
12
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
12 Genera with 51 Species
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses10SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1932Caper Whites17SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1884Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites8SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1932Dotted Borders20SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1874Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
51 Species and 25 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia abyssinica Talbot, 1932
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona boguensis Felder & Felder, 1865
Belenois creona creona Cramer, , 1776African Caper White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois gidica hypoxantha Ungemach, 1932
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
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 thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia galla Ungemach, 1932
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina septentrionalis Bernardi, 1958
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo venatus Butler, 1871
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Melete lycimnia pantoporia (Hübner, 1835)⇒ Melete lycimnia flippantha Fabricius, 1793
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris erlangeri Pagenstecher, 1902
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris mortoni balkis Ungemach, 1932
Mylothris mortoni mortoni Blachier, 1912
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueffelli
Mylothris rueffelli rueffelli
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala swaynei Butler, 1899
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei amhara Ungemach, 1932
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
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

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
7
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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