Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 23
113 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 17
97 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 10
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
10 Genera with 64 Species | Appias Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Belenois Hübner, 1927 | Caper Whites | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Catasticta Butler, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cepora Billberg, 1989 | Gulls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dixeia Talbot, 1837 | Small Whites | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775 | Albatrosses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mylothris Hübner, 1944 | Dotted Borders | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1846 | Fetterbush | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1777 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
64 Species and 8 Subspecies | Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884 | Lesser Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847 | Congo White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Albatross White | | Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois calypso Drury, 1773 | Calypso Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois gidica Godart, 1819 | African Veined White | | Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777 | Western Yellow Caper White | | Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | Yellow Caper White | | Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Northern Caper White | | Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | Forest Caper White | | Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889 | Central Caper White | | Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Caper White | | Belenois zochalia connexiva Joicey & Talbot, 1927 | | | Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874 | | | Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994 | | | Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989 | | | Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | Capricorn White | | Dixeia cebron Ward, 1871 | Cebron White | | Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819 | African Small White | | Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837 | Creamy Small White | | Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779 | African Albatross | | Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775 | Albatross | | Mylothris aburi Larsen & Col..., 2003 | Savanna dotted border | | Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | Mylothris aneria (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880 | | Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888 | Asphodel Dotted Border | | Mylothris beethoveni (Aurivillius, 1895) | ⇒ Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985 | | Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005 | | | Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904) | ⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775 | | Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898 | Yellow Dotted Border | | Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892 | Hilara Dotted Border | | Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 | Jackson's Dotted Border | | Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891 | | | Mylothris jaopura (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775 | | Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005 | | | Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897) | ⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 | | Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005 | | | Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895 | Ochreous Dotted Border | | Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777 | Poppea Dotted Border | | Mylothris poppea hilara Karsch, 1892 | | | Mylothris primulina (Butler, 1897) | ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895 | | Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880 | Smoky Dotted Border | | Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775 | Common Dotted Border | | Mylothris ruepelli josi | | | Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865 | Rüppel´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris rueppellii josi Larsen, 1986 | | | Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904) | ⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775 | | Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895 | Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border | | Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895 | | Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895 | Sulphur Dotted Border | | Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985 | | | Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897 | Fragile Dotted Border | | Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944 | | | Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852 | | | Pieris abti (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871) | ⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871 | | Pieris cypria Verity, 1908 | | | Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865) | ⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874 | | Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846) | ⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846 | | Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777 | Bath White |
Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Nigeria
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