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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
401
2450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
43
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
24
134
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
14
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
14 Genera with 96 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1927Caper Whites16SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1867Gulls5SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 0Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites5SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leuciacria Rothschild &..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1944Dotted Borders44SpeciesTaxom
Pereute Herrich-Schä..., 19072SpeciesTaxom
Phulia Herrich-Schä..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1921Fetterbush12SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1829Checkered Whites3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
96 Species and 23 Subspecies
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
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 gidica Godart, 1819African Veined White
Belenois hedyle Cramer, 1777Western Yellow Caper White
Belenois hedyle hedyle Cramer, 1777
Belenois hedyle ianthe Doubleday, 1842
Belenois hedyle rhena Doubleday, 1846
Belenois larima Boisduval, 1836
Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874Yellow Caper White
Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865Northern Caper White
Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846Forest Caper White
Belenois theuszi Dewitz, 1889Central Caper White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia connexiva Joicey & Talbot, 1927
Catasticta colla colla E. Doubleday, 1847
Catasticta philoscia philoscia C. Felder & ..., 1861
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Catasticta (Catasticta) rileya Brown, F & G..., 1939
Catasticta amastris amastris Hewitson, 1874
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora iudith hespera Butler, 1899
Cepora iudith malaya Fruhstorfer, 1899Orange Gull
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Cepora perimale mentes Wallace, 1867
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias illis
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia cebron Ward, 1871Cebron White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Leptophobia eleusis eleusis (Lucas, 1852)⇒ Leptophobia eleusis mollitica Fruhstorfer, 1908
Leuciacria acuta Rothschild &..., 1905
Mylothris aburi Larsen & Col..., 2003Savanna dotted border
Mylothris afraorientalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris analis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris aneria (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880
Mylothris asphodelus Butler, 1888Asphodel Dotted Border
Mylothris atewa Berger, L, 1980Atewa Dotted Border
Mylothris basalis Aurivillius, 1906Atewa dotted border
Mylothris beethoveni (Aurivillius, 1895)⇒ Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris chlaris
Mylothris chloris Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris citrina Aurivillius, 1898
Mylothris dimidiata (Aurivillius, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris eximia Hecq, 2005
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris flaviana Grose-Smith, 1898Yellow Dotted Border
Mylothris hilara Karsch, 1892Hilara Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni Sharpe, 1891Jackson's Dotted Border
Mylothris jacksoni cephisus Talbot, 1946
Mylothris jacksoni knutssoni Aurivillius, 1891
Mylothris jaopura (Karsch, 1893)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris knoopi Hecq, 2005
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris lucens Hecq, 2005
Mylothris nubila Möschler, 1884
Mylothris ochracea Aurivillius, 1895Ochreous Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea Cramer, 1777Poppea Dotted Border
Mylothris poppea hilara Karsch, 1892
Mylothris primulina (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris rembina Plötz, 1880Smoky Dotted Border
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rhopdope
Mylothris ruepelli josi
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii josi Larsen, 1986
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris sjostedti Aurivillius, 1895Sjoestedt´s Dotted Border
Mylothris solilucis (Grose-Smith, 1898)⇒ Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895
Mylothris spica Möschler, 1884Spica Dotted Border
Mylothris sulphurea Aurivillius, 1895Sulphur Dotted Border
Mylothris superbus Kielland, 1985
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border
Mylothris yulei bansoana Talbot, 1944
Pereute charops charops (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pereute charops venezuelana Hopffer, 1878
Pereute swainsoni phalera H. Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phulia nymphula nymphula Blanchard, 1852
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris abti (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris capricornus (Ward, 1871)⇒ Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871
Pieris cypria Verity, 1908
Pieris ergane Geyer, 1828Mountain Small White
Pieris frobeniusi (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Belenois subeida C. & R. Felder, 1865
Pieris glucki (Butler, 1874)⇒ Belenois solilucis Butler, 1874
Pieris larima (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Belenois larima Boisduval, 1836
Pieris lortzingi (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris sthenobaea (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Delias belisama Cramer, 1779
Pieris theora (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Belenois theora Doubleday, 1846
Pieris umoris Verity, 1921
Pontia daplidice (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777
Pontia edusa Fabricius, 1777Bath White
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829Desert Bath White

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in West Africa
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
8
70
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePierina
Duponchel, 1835
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



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