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Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
828
2578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
763
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
199
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
18
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
10
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
7 Genera with 28 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses6SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1846Caper Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls3SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1895Dotted Borders11SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1921Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
28 Species and 4 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777Western Yellow Caper White
Belenois hedyle ianthe Doubleday, 1842
Belenois hedyle rhena Doubleday, 1846
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris dimidiata (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris nubila Möschler, 1884
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhopdope
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Pieris umoris Verity, 1921

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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