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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3740
9137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3738
9135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3639
8842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3129
7992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
977
2918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
941
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
217
1095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
23
91
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, Whites
15
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePierini
Swainson, 1820
Albatrosses, Cabbage Whites, Checkered Whites
7
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zambia
7 Genera with 42 Species
Appias Hübner, 1775Albatrosses7SpeciesTaxom
Belenois Hübner, 1896Caper Whites17SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1989Gulls2SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1955Jezebels2SpeciesTaxom
Dixeia Talbot, 1836Small Whites6SpeciesTaxom
Glutophrissa Hübner, 1775Albatrosses2SpeciesTaxom
Mylothris Hübner, 1897Dotted Borders23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
42 Species and 19 Subspecies
Appias (Catophaga) wardii Moore, 1884Lesser Albatross
Appias (Glutophrissa) epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Appias epaphia contracta Butler, 1888Diverse Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sabina C. & R. Felder, 1865Albatross White
Appias (Glutophrissa) sylvia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Appias sylvia nyasana Butler, 1897
Appias bachi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Belenois aurota Fabricius, 1793African Caper White
Belenois calypso Drury, 1773Calypso Caper White
Belenois calypso crawshayi Butler, 1894
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 gidica abyssinica Lucas, 1852African Veined White
Belenois rubrosignata Weymer, 1901Red-edged White
Belenois thysa Hopffer, 1855False Dotted Border
Belenois thysa biton
Belenois welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois welwitschii shaba Berger, 1981
Belenois welwitschii welwitschii Rogenhofer, 1890
Belenois zochalia Boisduval, 1836Forest Caper White
Belenois zochalia agrippinides Holland, 1896
Cepora himiko Hanafusa, 1994
Cepora kotakii Hanafusa, 1989
Delias ennia nigidius Miskin, 1884Nigidius Jezabel
Delias wollastoni bryophila Roepke, 1955
Dixeia capricornus Christopher ..., 1871Capricorn White
Dixeia doxo Godart, 1819African Small White
Dixeia doxo parva Talbot, 1943Black-veined Small White
Dixeia leucophanes Vári, 1976Spotless Ant-Heap White
Dixeia orbona Geyer, 1837Creamy Small White
Dixeia pigea Boisduval, 1836Ant-heap Small White
Glutophrissa epaphia Cramer, 1779African Albatross
Glutophrissa sylvia Fabricius, 1775Albatross
Mylothris agathina Hübner, 1819Common Dotted Border
Mylothris alcuana Grünberg, 1910
Mylothris alcuana shaba Berger, 1981
Mylothris bernice Hewitson, 1866
Mylothris bernice overlaeti Berger, 1981
Mylothris crawshayi Butler, 1896
Mylothris dollmani (Lathy, 1906)⇒ Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris fernandina (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris latimargo (Butler, 1897)⇒ Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897
Mylothris mavunda Hancock & Heath, 1985
Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775Common Dotted Border
Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890Eastern Swamp Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii Koch, 1865Rüppel´s Dotted Border
Mylothris rueppellii rhodesiana Riley, 1921
Mylothris sagala Grose-Smith, 1886Dusky Dotted Border
Mylothris sagala albissima Talbot, 1944
Mylothris sagala dentatus Butler, 1896
Mylothris schumanni (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Mylothris rhodope Fabricius, 1775
Mylothris schumanni zairiensis Berger, 1981
Mylothris similis Lathy, 1906
Mylothris similis dollmani Riley, 1921
Mylothris sulphureotincta (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Mylothris rubricosta Mabille, 1890
Mylothris yulei Butler, 1897Fragile Dotted Border

Subnodes of Pierini with occurrences in Zambia
SubtribeAporiina
Chapman, 1895
5
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeAppiadina
Kuznetsov, 1929
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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