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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3395
12660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
83
3379
12640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
3361
12516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
2326
8722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2103
7702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
513
2700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
37
244
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
7
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
7 Genera with 80 Species
Catopsilia Hübner, 1763Emigrants7SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1891Clouded yellows88SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 0Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1874Grass yellow23SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1970Brimstones13SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
80 Species and 64 Subspecies
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775Common
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Mottled Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Colias adelaidae Verhulst, 1991
Colias aegidii Verhulst, 1990
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias arida Alpheraky, 1889
Colias arida arida Alphéraky, 1889
Colias arida cakana (Rose & Schulte, 1992)⇒ Colias arida Alpheraky, 1889
Colias arida muetingi (Rose & Schulte, 1992)⇒ Colias arida Alpheraky, 1889
Colias arida wanda Hulst, 1888
Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850Balkan Clouded Yellow
Colias baeckeri (Kotzsch, 1930)⇒ Colias wanda Grum-Grshima..., 1907
Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904Everest Clouded Yellow
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874Pamir Clouded Yellow
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias cocandica pljushtchi Verhulst, 2000
Colias cocandica sungpani (Bang-Haas, 1927)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias cocandica tatarica (Bang-Haas, 1915)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847Dimera Sulphur
Colias diva Grum Grshima..., 1891
Colias dubia Elwes, 1906Dwarf Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865Fiery Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erate amdensis Verity, 1911
Colias erate erate Esper, 1805
Colias erate poliographus Motschulsky, 1860
Colias erate sinensis Verity, 1911
Colias erschoffi Alpheraky, 1881
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias felderi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias fieldi Leech, 1893
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii chinensis Verity, 1909
Colias fieldii fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Dark Clouded Yellow
Colias grumi Alpheraky, 1897
Colias grumi aljinshana Huang & Mura..., 1992
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale alta Staudinger, 1886
Colias hyale novasinensis (REISSINGER, 1989)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias lada Grum Grshima..., 1891
Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865Ladak Clouded Yellow
Colias leechi Grum Grshima..., 1893Glaucous Clouded Yellow
Colias montium Oberthür, 1886
Colias montium fasciata (Kocman, 1999)⇒ Colias montium Oberthür, 1886
Colias montium longto Evans, 1924
Colias montium viridis Bang-Haas, 1915
Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias nebulosa Oberthür, 1894
Colias nebulosa karoensis Hoshiai & Rose, 1998
Colias nebulosa nebulosa Oberthür, 1894
Colias nebulosa niveata Verity, 1909
Colias nebulosa pugo Evans, 1924
Colias nebulosa richthofeni O. Bang-Haas, 1927
Colias nebulosa sungpani Bang-Haas, 1927
Colias nina Fawcett, 1904Fawcett´s Clouded Yellow
Colias nina hingstoni (Riley, 1927)⇒ Colias nina Fawcett, 1904
Colias nina nina Fawcett, 1904
Colias nina tsurpuana Grieshuber, 1996
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palaeno orientalis Staudinger, 1892
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias regia Grum Grshima..., 1887
Colias romanovi Grum-Grshima..., 1885
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colias sieversi Grum Grshima..., 1887
Colias sifanica Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias sifanica herculeana Bollow, 1930
Colias sifanica sifanica Grum-Grshimailo, 1891
Colias staudingeri Alpheraky, 1881
Colias staudingeri emivittata Verity, 1911
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias stoliczkana stoliczkana Moore, 1878
Colias tamerlana Staudinger, 1897
Colias tamerlana tamerlana Staudinger, 1897
Colias thisoa Ménétriés, 1852
Colias thisoa urumtsiensis Verity, 1909
Colias thrasibulus Fruhstorfer, 1910Lemon Clouded Yellow
Colias tibetana Riley, 1923Tibetan Clouded Yellow
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Colias vauthierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Colias viluiensis Ménétriés, 1859
Colias wanda Grum-Grshima..., 1907
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Colias wiskotti draconis (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882
Dercas enara Swinhoe, 1899
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas lycorias lycorias Doubleday, 1842
Dercas nina Mell, 1913
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Dercas verhuelli doubledayi Moore, 1905Common Tailed Sulfur
Dercas verhuelli verhuelli
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe albina Huang, 1994
Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema ada Distant & Pryer, 1887Talbot’s Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni sadanobui Shirozu & Yata, 1982Anderson´s grass yellow
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda hylama Corbet & Pen..., 1932
Eurema blanda rileyi Corbet & Pen..., 1932
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta hainana Moore, 1878Small Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867Small Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta yunnana Mell, 1943
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta betheseba Janson, 1878
Eurema laeta punctissima Matsumura, 1909Spotless Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta sikkima Moore, 1906Spotless grass yellow
Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869Japanese Common Grass Yellow
Eurema mexicana citrella Winhard, Le ..., 2004
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema xanthochlora pomponia (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Eurema paulina Bates, H, 1861
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx amintha amintha
Gonepteryx amintha limonia Mell, 1943
Gonepteryx amintha murayamae (Nekrutenko, 1973)⇒ Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871
Gonepteryx amintha thibetana Nekrutenko, 1968
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
Gonepteryx maxima amurensis Graeser, 1888
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni tianshanica (Nekrutenko, 1970)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in China
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
54
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Coliadinae at dyntaxa.se
Coliadinae at itis.gov