AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1453
6124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1331
5721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
263
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
25
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
18
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
10
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
10 Genera with 73 Species
Appias Hübner, 1903Albatrosses13SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites25SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1921Dotted Borders41SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1908Fetterbush6SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
73 Species and 35 Subspecies
Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias lyncida gellia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Belenois margaritacea kenyensis Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois margaritacea margaritacea Sharpe, 1891
Belenois margaritacea somereni Talbot, 1928
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
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 sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina liliana Grose-Smith, 1889
Dixeia charina pulverulenta Dixey, 1929
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice rubricosta
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris clarissa Butler, 1888
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris hilara goma Berger, 1981
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Mylothris jacksoni jacksoni Sharpe, 1891
Mylothris jacksoni sagitta Clifton, 1980
Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodopoides Talbot, 1945
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
Mylothris sagala neumanni Sharpe, 1896
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris shodopoides
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris trimenia Butler, 1869Trimen's Dotted Border
Mylothris winstoniana Sharpe, 1891
Mylothris wintoniana
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris agrippinides
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris mahoboides
Pieris mannides Verity, 1908
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Kenya
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
5
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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