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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
415
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
405
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
56
402
934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
227
619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
170
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
154
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
111
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
6
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kakamega Forest
3 Genera with 19 Species
Appias Hübner, 1897Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1921Dotted Borders7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kakamega Forest
19 Species and 12 Subspecies
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Kakamega Forest
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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