Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 164
771
1056 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
697
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
310
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
241
361 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
227
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
81
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 9
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 5
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nairobi
5 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Nairobi
17 Species | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Northern Caper White | | Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915 | Victoria White | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866 | | | Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777 | Poppea Dotted Border | | Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890 | Eastern Swamp Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886 | Dusky Dotted Border | | Mylothris shodopoides | | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White |
Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Nairobi
Links, sources and further information Pierini at artfakta.se
Pierini at dyntaxa.se
Pierini at itis.gov
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