Checklist for Tribe Pierini Swainson, 1820 (Albatrosses)
and region Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1873
3964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1870
3961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1838
3889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1481
3302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
440
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
424
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 12
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites | 8
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Pierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
3 Genera with 7 Species
Species list for Somalia
7 Species and 3 Subspecies | Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793 | African Caper White | | Belenois creona Cramer, 1776 | African Caper | | Belenois creona benadirensis Storace, 1948 | | | Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901 | Red-edged White | | Belenois rubrosignata peeli Dixey, 1900 | | | Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855 | False Dotted Border | | Belenois thysa tricolor Talbot, 1943 | | | Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819 | Common Dotted Border | | Pontia distorta Butler, 1886 | Small Meadow White | | Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | Desert Bath White |
Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Somalia
Links, sources and further information Pierini at artfakta.se
Pierini at dyntaxa.se
Pierini at itis.gov
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