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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1534
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1533
3272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1530
3267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
961
2219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
901
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
198
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
21
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
14
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
8
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
8 Genera with 30 Species
Appias Hübner, 1903Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1836Caper Whites8SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1899Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites9SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1779Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders13SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1764Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
30 Species and 13 Subspecies
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) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African 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 java java Sparrman, 1767
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Cepora iudith malaya Fruhstorfer, 1899Orange Gull
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina charina Boisduval, 1836
Dixeia charina simana Hopffer, 1855
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976Spotless Ant-Heap 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 chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii haemus Trimen, 1879Twin Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala umtaliana d’Abrera, 1980
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris xantholeuca (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Mozambique
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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