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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
2691
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2470
9783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
588
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
54
274
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
12
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
12 Genera with 83 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1763Emigrants8SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1882Clouded yellows33SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1849Sulphurs10SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow26SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1787Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1861Grass yellow5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
83 Species and 18 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
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 alpherakii Staudinger, 1882Green Clouded Yellow
Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904Everest Clouded Yellow
Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874Pamir Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias dubia Elwes, 1906Dwarf Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo fieldi
Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865Fiery Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias felderi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias fieldi Leech, 1893
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Dark Clouded Yellow
Colias florella nephte
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865Ladak Clouded Yellow
Colias leechi Grum Grshima..., 1893Glaucous Clouded Yellow
Colias marcopolo Grum Grshima..., 1888Marcopolo´s clouded yellow
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859Nilgiri Clouded Yellow
Colias nilgiriensis (C. & R.Felder, 1859)⇒ Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859
Colias nina Fawcett, 1904Fawcett´s Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias sifanica Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias thrasibulus Fruhstorfer, 1910Lemon Clouded Yellow
Colias tibetana Riley, 1923Tibetan Clouded Yellow
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Dercas brindaba Swinhoe, 1899
Dercas gobrias Hewitson, 1864Angled Sulfur
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas lycorias lycorias Doubleday, 1842
Dercas menandrus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Dercas naganum Tytler, 1939
Dercas pallidus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Dercas urania Butler, 1865
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Dercas wallichi Doubleday, 1849
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema ada Distant & Pryer, 1887Talbot’s Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema andersonii Moore, 1886Anderson’s Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda blanda Wallace, 1867
Eurema blanda silhetana Wallace, 1867Three-spot grass yellow
Eurema bogotana Felder, 1861
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta rubella Wallace, 1867Small Grass Yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema hybrida Butler, 1880
Eurema lacteola Distant, 1886Scarce Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta laetaSpotless grass yellow
Eurema leata
Eurema nicevillei Butler, 1898Malay Grass Yellow
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990Nilgiri Grass Yellow
Eurema novapallida Yata, 1992Pale Grass Yellow
Eurema ormistoni Watkins, 1925Ceylon Grass Yellow
Eurema sari Horsfield, 1829Chocolate Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema simulatrix Semper, 1891Changeable Grass Yellow
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847Chitral Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx mascula Verity, 1909
Gonepteryx nepalensis Doubleday, 1847
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787Shy Yellow
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Terias brigitta rubellaSmall grass yellow
Terias hecabe (de l´Orza, 1869)⇒ Eurema hecabe Linnaeus, 1758
Terias jordani
Terias lydia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema daira Godart, 1819

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in India
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



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