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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
168
687
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
653
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
89
457
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
210
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
168
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
159
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
33
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Tanzania
3 Genera with 6 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1855Caper Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 0Dotted Borders4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Tanzania
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in North Tanzania
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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