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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
7683
48835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
95
7674
48802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
7655
48666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
4619
31138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
4152
27764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
386
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
31
180
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
12
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
12 Genera with 96 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1912Clouded yellows59SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1861Grass yellow13SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1777Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1787Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
96 Species
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Aphrissa orbis Poey, 1832Orbed Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Colias adelaidae Verhulst, 1991
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 behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866Behr's Sulphur
Colias blameyi (Blanchard, 1852)⇒ Colias grumi Alpheraky, 1897
Colias boothii Curtis, 1835
Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982Canada Sulphur
Colias cesonia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847Dimera Sulphur
Colias dinora (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Colias lesbia Fabricius, 1775
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erythrogrammus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847
Colias eurydice (Boisduval, 1855)⇒ Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias euxanthe C. & R. Felder, 1865Puna Clouded Sulphur
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias flaveola Blanchard, 1852Flaveola Clouded Yellow
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias grumi Alpheraky, 1897
Colias harfordi (H. Edwards, 1877)⇒ Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877
Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877Harford sulphur
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyperborea Grum-Grshima..., 1899
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias johanseni Troubridge &..., 1990Coppermine Sulphur
Colias krauthii Klots, 1935
Colias lada Grum Grshima..., 1891
Colias lesbia Fabricius, 1775Lesbia Clouded Yellow
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Colias montium Oberthür, 1886
Colias mossi (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Colias grumi Alpheraky, 1897
Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812
Colias nebulosa Oberthür, 1894
Colias nina Fawcett, 1904Fawcett´s Clouded Yellow
Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862Christina´s Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias pseudochristina (Ferris, 1989)⇒ Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863
Colias regia Grum Grshima..., 1887
Colias richthofeni (Oberthür, 1894)⇒ Colias nina Fawcett, 1904
Colias romanovi Grum-Grshima..., 1885
Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865Scudders sulphur
Colias sifanica Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias tamerlana Staudinger, 1897
Colias tolima (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Colias verhulsti (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Colias lesbia Fabricius, 1775
Colias wanda Grum-Grshima..., 1907
Colias weberbaueri (Strand, 1912)⇒ Colias grumi Alpheraky, 1897
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema chamberlaini Butler, 1898Chamberlain´s sulphur
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema dina (Poey, 1832)⇒ Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832
Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833Little Sulfur
Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869Japanese Common Grass Yellow
Eurema messalina (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema nise Cramer, 1775Blacktip Sulphur
Eurema palmira (Poey, 1853)⇒ Eurema daira Godart, 1819
Eurema proterpia Fabricius, 1775Little Jaune
Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861Monkey-face Sulphur
Gonepteryx cleobule Hübner, 1831Canary Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx eversi Rehnelt, 1974
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793Castalia Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823Bracteolata Sulphur
Phoebis orbis (Poey, 1832)⇒ Aphrissa orbis Poey, 1832
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787Shy Yellow
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Ecozones
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
60
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