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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
73
1997
6005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
72
1992
5991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
1981
5964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
1244
3386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1094
2747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
307
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
34
124
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
10 Genera with 46 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows26SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow6SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1830Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
46 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850Balkan Clouded Yellow
Colias australis (Verity, 1911)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias caucasica Staudinger, 1871Balkan Clouded Yellow
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palliflava McDunnough, 1927
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865)⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847Chitral Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Phoebis philea huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Benelux
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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