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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Maputo Province (Mozambique)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1362
1812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1340
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
1055
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
464
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
464
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
464
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
309
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
297
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
92
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
12
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
8
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maputo Province
4 Genera with 9 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1819Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1777Dotted Borders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maputo Province
9 Species
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border

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

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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