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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
19
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
11
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
11 Genera with 87 Species
Appias Hübner, 1904Albatrosses17SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites34SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1884Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1884Small Whites12SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses3SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders59SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1846Fetterbush7SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1887Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
87 Species and 60 Subspecies
Appias celestina galepsus Fruhstorfer, 1910
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) lasti (Grose-Smith, 1889)⇒ Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903
Appias (Glutophrissa) phaola Doubleday, 1847Congo White
Appias phaola intermedia Dufrane, 1948
Appias phaola isokani Grose-Smith, 1889
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias sabina phoebe Butler, 1901Sabine Albatross White
Appias sabina sabina Felder & Fel..., 1865
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias panda Fruhstorfer, 1903Nicobar Albatross
Appias yambo (Neave, 1904)⇒ Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
Belenois calypso minor Talbot, 1943
Belenois crawshayi Butler, 1894Crawshay's Caper White
Belenois creona Cramer, 1776African Caper
Belenois creona severina Stoll, 1781African Common White
Belenois diminuta Butler, 1894
Belenois gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois margaritacea Sharpe, 1891Margarita's Caper White
Belenois margaritacea intermedia Kielland, 1982
Belenois margaritacea plutonica Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois raffrayi Oberthür, 1878Raffray's White
Belenois raffrayi extendens Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Belenois raffrayi similis Kielland, 1978
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois rubrosignata kongwana Talbot, 1943
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois solilucis loveni Aurivillius, 1921
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois subeida sylvander Grose-Smith, 1890
Belenois sudanensis Talbot, 1929Sudan Caper White
Belenois sudanensis pseudodentigera Berger, 1981
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theora laeta Weymer, 1903
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa meldolae Butler, 1872
Belenois thysa thysa Hopffer, 1855
Belenois victoria Dixey, 1915Victoria White
Belenois victoria schoutedeni Berger, 1953
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Delias ceneus Linnaeus, 1758
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Dixeia alberta Grünberg, 1911
Dixeia charina Boisduval, 1836African Small White
Dixeia charina dagera Suffert, 1904
Dixeia charina liliana Grose-Smith, 1889
Dixeia dixeyi Neave, 1904
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo alberta Grünberg, 1912
Dixeia doxo costata Talbot, 1943
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia orbona vidua Butler, 1900
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Dixeia spilleri Spiller, 1884Spiller's Sulphur Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Sabine Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris continua Talbot, 1944
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris crawshayi bunduki Berger, 1980
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris ertli Suffert, 1904
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898Yellow Dotted Border
Mylothris flaviana interposita Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris flavicosta (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris kiellandi Berger, L, 1985
Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kilimensis kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kilimensis rondonis (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris kilimensis Kielland, 1990
Mylothris kiwuensis Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris kiwuensis rhodopoides Talbot, 1944
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris leonora Krüger, R, 1928
Mylothris pluviata Berger, L, 1980
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta attenuata Talbot, 1944
Mylothris rubricosta pulchra Berger, 1981
Mylothris rubricosta rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris rueppelii rhodesiana
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris rueppellii tirikensis Neave, 1904
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris sagala mahale (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala narcissus Butler, 1888
Mylothris sagala oldeanensis (Kielland, 1990)⇒ Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala sagala Grose-Smith, 1886
Mylothris sagala seminigra d’Abrera, 1980
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni uniformis Talbot, 1944
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
Mylothris similis similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris sjostedti hecqui Berger, 1952
Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris talboti Berger, L, 1980Talbot’s Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei ertli
Mylothris yulei latimargo Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Mylothris yulei yulei Butler, 1897
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris brassicoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Ethiopian Cabbage White
Pieris brassicoides marghanita Hemming, 1941
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 theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pontia distorta Butler, 1886Small Meadow White
Pontia helice Linnaeus, 1764Common Meadow White
Pontia helice johnstonii Crowley, 1887

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Tanzania
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
7
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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