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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
368
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
355
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
314
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
313
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
313
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
255
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
250
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
52
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Somaliland
3 Genera with 7 Species
Belenois Hübner, 1855Caper Whites4SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1819Dotted Borders1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somaliland
7 Species
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Somaliland
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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