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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
907
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
173
907
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
865
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
802
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
247
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
247
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
247
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
170
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
165
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
76
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
12
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morogoro Region
4 Genera with 10 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1886Dotted Borders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morogoro Region
10 Species
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Morogoro Region
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
9
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