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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Manicaland (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
194
1124
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
194
1124
1637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
181
1091
1595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
1015
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
351
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
351
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
350
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
253
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
249
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
90
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Manicaland
5 Genera with 10 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1819Small Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1886Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Manicaland
10 Species
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Manicaland
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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