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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1621
4426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1618
4423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1126
3311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1063
3167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
196
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
23
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
16
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
9
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malawi
9 Genera with 42 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses9SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites14SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1855Small Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders18SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
42 Species and 14 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
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 rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia parva Talbot, 1943
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia simana Hopffer, 1855
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Malawi
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
7
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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