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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1815
6573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1628
5798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
559
2622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
51
249
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
14
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
14 Genera with 54 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1862Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1829Clouded yellows12SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1873Grass yellow25SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Leucidia Doubleday, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs12SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1861Grass yellow12SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1861Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
54 Species and 26 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled 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
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Colias aurorina kermana (Eckweiler, 1979)⇒ Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847Dimera Sulphur
Colias erythrogrammus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847
Colias euxanthe C. & R. Felder, 1865Puna Clouded Sulphur
Colias euxanthe alticola Godman & Salvin, 1891
Colias lesbia Fabricius, 1775Lesbia Clouded Yellow
Colias lesbia dinora W. F. Kirby, 1881
Colias lesbia lesbia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Colias lesbia vauthierii F.E. Guérin-..., 1830
Colias lesbia vauthierii F.E. Guérin-..., 1830
Colias tolima (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847
Colias vauthierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema albula marginella C. & R. Felder, 1861White Yellow
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema arbela angulata Wallengren, 1860
Eurema arbela ecuadora (W.C. Hewitson, 1869)⇒ Eurema arbela angulata Wallengren, 1860
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema dina (Poey, 1832)⇒ Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurema elathea ella Röber, 1891
Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836Hall´s Sulphur
Eurema marmorata (P. Dognin, 1887)⇒ Eurema reticulata Butler, 1871
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema nigrocincta Dognin, 1889
Eurema nigrocincta nigrocincta Dognin, 1889
Eurema proterpia Fabricius, 1775Little Jaune
Eurema reticulata Butler, 1871
Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861Monkey-face Sulphur
Eurema salome salome C. Felder & ..., 1861
Eurema salome xystra
Eurema smilax smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass-yellow
Eurema venusta (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836
Eurema xanthochlora Kollar, 1850
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Eurema xantochlora ectriva A. Butler, 1873
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Leucidia brephos Hübner, 1809Snowflake
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis bourkei Dixey, 1933
Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823Bracteolata Sulphur
Phoebis neocypris rurina C. & R. Felder, 1861
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis philea philea Linnaeus, 1763Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis rurina Felder, 1861
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis tatei (Brown, 1933)⇒ Phoebis bourkei Dixey, 1933
Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia gundlachia morleyi W.J. Coxey, 1932
Pyrisitia leuce (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia leuce flavilla H. Bates, 1861
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Pyrisitia nise porteri (R.F. d´Almeida, 1930)⇒ Pyrisitia nise stygma Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia nise stygma Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia nise sulla (G. Weymer, 1890)⇒ Pyrisitia nise stygma Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Pyrisitia proterpia watsonia A.B. Klots, 1923
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Pyrisitia venusta aequatorialis C. Felder & ..., 1861
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Terias limoneus (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene cesonia cesonia Stoll, 1790Southern Dogface
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Ecuador
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
9
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