AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2014
7306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
527
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
51
191
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
14
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 58 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Callidryas Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1865Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow31SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1870Sulphurs17SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow12SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1874Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
58 Species and 31 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aphrissa boisduvalii C. & R. Felder, 1861Boisduval'S Sulphur
Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921Rio de Janeiro Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Aphrissa wallacei C. & R. Felder, 1862Wallace'S Sulphur
Callidryas intermedia (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847Dimera Sulphur
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865)⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema agave millerorum Llorente & Luis, 1987Agave Yellow
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema albula albula (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema albula espinosae Fernández, 1928
Eurema albula celata R. Felder, 1869Mexican Bleached Yellow
Eurema albula espinosae Fernández, 1928
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema arbela boisduvaliana C. Felder & ..., 1865Boisduval´s Yellow
Eurema arbela gratiosa E. Doubleday, 1847Disjunct Yellow
Eurema blanda odinia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema daira eugenia Wallengren, 1860Barred Yellow
Eurema daira persistens (A.G. Butler ..., 1872)⇒ Eurema daira eugenia Wallengren, 1860
Eurema deva pseudomorpha (A.B. Klots, 1929)⇒ Eurema deva doris Röber, 1909
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833Little Sulfur
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana bogotana Felder & Felder, 1861Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema nise Cramer, 1775Blacktip Sulphur
Eurema phiale Cramer, 1775
Eurema proterpia Fabricius, 1775Little Jaune
Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861Monkey-face Sulphur
Eurema salome jamapa Reakirt, 1866Northern Salome Yellow
Eurema simulatrix tecmessa de Nicéville..., 1896Hill Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836
Eurema xanthochlora Kollar, 1850
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793Castalia Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775Dark Apricot Sulphur
Phoebis hersilia Cramer, 1777
Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823Bracteolata Sulphur
Phoebis neocypris intermedia (A.G. Butler, 1872)⇒ Phoebis neocypris virgo Butler, 1870
Phoebis neocypris virgo Butler, 1870Tailed Sulphur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis philea obsoleta (F.W. Niepelt, 1920)⇒ Phoebis philea philea Linnaeus, 1763
Phoebis philea philea Linnaeus, 1763Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis rurina Felder, 1861
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis senne
Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758
Phoebis virgo Butler, 1870
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina calceolaria (A.G. Butler ..., 1872)⇒ Pyrisitia dina westwoodi Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia dina westwoodi Boisduval, 1836Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina westwoodii Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia leuce (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia lisa centralis Herrich Schä..., 1865Guatemalan Little Yellow
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869Felder’s Mimosa Yellow
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Pyrisitia proterpia proterpia Fabricius, 1775
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Terias bogotana (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836
Terias pomponia (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene cesonia cesonia Stoll, 1790Southern Dogface
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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