Checklist of Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
675
1624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
618
1486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
153
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
And Sulphurs, Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs | 27
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 21
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 12
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
12 Genera with 19 Species | Appias Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 0 | Caper Whites | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1989 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1836 | Small Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophobia Butler, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1819 | Dotted Borders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1764 | Checkered Whites | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
19 Species and 10 Subspecies | Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897 | | | Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois aurota aurota | Pioneer | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781 | African Common White | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852 | African Veined White | | Belenois thysa biton | | | Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994 | | | Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | | Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836 | Ant-heap Small White | | Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775 | Albatross | | Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878 | | Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852 | | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Meadow White | | Pontia helice helice Linnaeus, 1764 | |
Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Namibia
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