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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3104
9819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3099
9799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
3089
9778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2018
6292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1786
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
337
951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
35
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
7
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
7 Genera with 44 Species
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants8SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1888Clouded yellows24SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow17SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1861Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
44 Species and 27 Subspecies
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
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
Catopsilia scylla cornelia Fabricius, 1787Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Colias aias Fruhstorfer, 1903Moorland Clouded Yellow
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias elwesi Röber, 1909
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erate poliographa Motschulsky, , 1861
Colias erate poliographus Motschulsky, 1860
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii chinensis Verity, 1909
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias lesbia arena Staudinger, 1899
Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palaeno aias (Fruhstorfer, 1903)⇒ Colias aias Fruhstorfer, 1903
Colias palaeno sugitanii Esaki, 1929
Colias palaenoides (Verity, 1909)⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Colias poliographus (Motschulsky, 1861)⇒ Colias marnoana Rogenhofer, 1884
Colias subaurata Butler, 1881
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Colias wiskotti chrysoptera (Grum-Grshima..., 1888)⇒ Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema arbela arbela (Geyer, 1832)⇒ Eurema arbela deflorata Kollar, 1850
Eurema bethesba Jansen, 1878
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, , 1910Three-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta hainana Moore, 1878Small Grass Yellow
Eurema candida Stoll, 1782
Eurema eluta Naito, 1930
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta betheseba Janson, 1878
Eurema leuce Boisduval, 1836Hall´s Sulphur
Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869Japanese Common Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarina mandarina de l´Orza, 1869
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gonepteryx acuminata C. & R. Felder, 1862
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx amintha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx aspasia niphonica Verity, 1909
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx maxima Butler, 1885
Gonepteryx maxima maxima Butler, 1885
Gonepteryx niphonica Verity, 1909
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Terias lydia (Felder & Felder, 1861)⇒ Eurema daira Godart, 1819

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Japan
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
21
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