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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
495
8697
39194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
324
7111
34903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2481
11561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2480
11559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
2474
11548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1619
8751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1470
8376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
281
2734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
27
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
5 Genera with 21 Species
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1981Clouded yellows10SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow12SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
21 Species and 8 Subspecies
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo hecate Strecker, 1900
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865Fiery Clouded Yellow
Colias erschoffi Alpheraky, 1881
Colias flaveola Blanchard, 1852Flaveola Clouded Yellow
Colias hecate (Strecker, 1900)⇒ Colias erschoffi Alpheraky, 1881
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias mukana Berger, 1981
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema floricola leonis Butler, 1886
Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) upembana (Berger, L, 1981)⇒ Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892Mandarin Grass Yellow
Eurema regularis Butler, 1876Even-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Congo
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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