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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
4765
18084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
4730
18032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
4701
17879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
2604
8713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2264
7168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
451
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
44
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
10 Genera with 42 Species
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Callidryas Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants12SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows14SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow18SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1801Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1805Grass yellow4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
42 Species and 26 Subspecies
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia gorgophone Boisduval, 1836Yellow Migrant
Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone Boisduval, 1836Yellow Migrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona rivalis Fruhstorfer, 1910
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826Common Migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla etesia Hewitson, 1867Orange Migrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha novaguineensis Shirozu & Yata, 1982
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda odinia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867No-brand Grass-yellow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta sana Butler, 1877Line Grass Yellow
Eurema puella Boisduval, 1832Broad Margined Grass Yellow
Eurema puella virgo
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Phoebis philea huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia Fabricius, 1775
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Rhabdodryas trite banksi Breyer, 1939
Rhabdodryas trite trite (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758
Terias brigitta zoraide Felder, 1865
Terias immaculata (Miskin, 1889)⇒ Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826
Terias lydia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema daira Godart, 1819
Terias parvula (Donovan, 1805)⇒ Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Australia
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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