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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Katanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
1377
2971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
1376
2970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
1355
2938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
98
1278
2815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1000
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1000
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
997
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
605
1449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
569
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
48
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
6
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Katanga
4 Genera with 13 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1929Caper Whites8SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1777Dotted Borders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Katanga
13 Species
Appias (Glutophrissa) perlucens Butler, 1898
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Katanga
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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