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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2306
7037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2300
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2299
7023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1466
4204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1340
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
378
1191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
48
190
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
30
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
16
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
16 Genera with 67 Species
Aporia Hübner, 1758Blackveins1SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses11SpeciesTaxom
Archonias Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1872Caper Whites15SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites7SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Itaballia Kaye, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1890Dotted Borders16SpeciesTaxom
Pieriballia Klots, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1886Fetterbush17SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom
Tatochila Butler, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
67 Species and 23 Subspecies
Aporia crataegi Linnaeus, 1758Black-veined White
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia sudanensis Talbot, 1932
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Archonias brassolis julus J. Hübner, 1823
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida instabilis Butler, 1888
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo doxo Godart, 1819
Dixeia doxo venatus Butler, 1871
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Itaballia marana Doubleday, 1844
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni nagichota Talbot, 1944
Mylothris phileris Boisduval, 1833
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii septentrionalis Carpenter, 1928
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Pieriballia viardi locusta (C. & R. Felder, 1861)⇒ Pieriballia viardi rubecula Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Pieris brassicae azorensisAzorean Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae cheiranthi Hübner, 1806
Pieris brassicae wollastoni (Butler, 1886)⇒ Pieris brassicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris atlantis Oberthür, 1925
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris cheiranthi Hübner, 1808Canary Islands Large White
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 mannii Mayer, 1851Southern Small White
Pieris segonzaci Le Cerf, 1923Moroccan Green-veined White
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris wollastoni Butler, 1886Madeiran large white
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White
Tatochila mercedis Eschscholtz, 1821
Tatochila theodice Boisduval, 1832
Tatochila xanthodice Lucas, 1852

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in North Africa
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
8
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
7
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



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