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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
668
14215
57520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
404
11331
47404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
79
3503
11993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
78
3501
11990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
77
3495
11971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2366
8535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
27
2202
7820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
7
559
2389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
57
206
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
17
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
17 Genera with 79 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1836Angled Sulphurs7SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 194911SpeciesTaxom
Callidryas Hübner, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1836Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows15SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1850Grass yellow42SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1909Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Leucidia Doubleday, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs17SpeciesTaxom
Prestonia Schaus, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 0Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1863Dogfaces5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
79 Species and 57 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos atromarginatus (L. Vázquez, 1952)⇒ Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos clorinde nivifera (Frahstorfer, 1907)⇒ Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824
Anteos gueneeana (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775
Anteos lacordairei (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula lacordairei (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775
Aphrissa boisduvalii C. & R. Felder, 1861Boisduval'S Sulphur
Aphrissa butleri (S.H. Scudder, 1875)⇒ Aphrissa boisduvalii C. & R. Felder, 1861
Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921Rio de Janeiro Sulphur
Aphrissa schausi Avinoff, 1926Schaus Sulphur
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Aphrissa statira candens (L. Vázquez, 1949)⇒ Aphrissa schausi Avinoff, 1926
Aphrissa statira concolor (L. Vázquez, 1949)⇒ Aphrissa schausi Avinoff, 1926
Aphrissa statira impunctata (L. Vázquez, 1949)⇒ Aphrissa schausi Avinoff, 1926
Aphrissa statira jada A.G. Butler, 1870
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Aphrissa statira subter-maculata (L. Vázquez, 1949)⇒ Aphrissa schausi Avinoff, 1926
Callidryas bracteolata (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823
Callidryas hyblaea (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Callidryas intermedia (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Phoebis neocypris Hübner, 1823
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alexandra harfordii (Hy. Edwards, 1877)⇒ Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877
Colias aurorina Herrich-Schä..., 1850Balkan Clouded Yellow
Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866Behr's Sulphur
Colias cesonia (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790
Colias chrysotheme Esper, 1781Lesser Clouded Yelllow
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877Harford sulphur
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias nastes moina Strecker, 1880Labrador Sulphur
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias philodice eriphyle W. H. Edwards, 1876Clouded Skipper
Colias philodice guatemalena Röber, 1909Guatemalan Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819Clouded Sulphur
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema agave millerorum Llorente & Luis, 1987Agave Yellow
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema albula celata R. Felder, 1869Mexican Bleached Yellow
Eurema albula leucilla (R. Felder, 1869)⇒ Eurema albula celata R. Felder, 1869
Eurema albula sinoe Godart, 1819
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema arbela boisduvaliana C. Felder & ..., 1865Boisduval´s Yellow
Eurema arbela ingrata (R. Felder, 1869)⇒ Eurema arbela boisduvaliana C. Felder & ..., 1865
Eurema boisduvaliana Felder, 1865Boisduval's yellow
Eurema daira Godart, 1819Barred Sulphur
Eurema daira cepio (F.D. Godman ..., 1889)⇒ Eurema daira sidonia R. Felder, 1869
Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819Barred Yellow
Eurema daira eugenia Wallengren, 1860Barred Yellow
Eurema daira sidonia R. Felder, 1869Barred Yellow
Eurema daira solana (T. Reakirt, 1866)⇒ Eurema daira eugenia Wallengren, 1860
Eurema deva Doubleday, 1847
Eurema deva pseudomorpha (A.B. Klots, 1929)⇒ Eurema deva doris Röber, 1909
Eurema dina (Poey, 1832)⇒ Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832
Eurema gratiosa Doubleday, 1847
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833Little Sulfur
Eurema lisa centralis Herrich-Schä..., 1865
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana damaris (Felder, 1865)⇒ Eurema mexicana mexicana Boisduval, 1836
Eurema mexicana depuiseti (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1870)⇒ Eurema mexicana mexicana Boisduval, 1836
Eurema mexicana mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema nise Cramer, 1775Blacktip Sulphur
Eurema paulina Bates, H, 1861
Eurema proterpia Fabricius, 1775Little Jaune
Eurema salome C. & R. Felder, 1861Monkey-face Sulphur
Eurema salome damarina (O. Staudinger, 1889)⇒ Eurema salome gaugamela C. & R. Felder, 1865
Eurema salome gaugamela C. & R. Felder, 1865
Eurema salome jamapa Reakirt, 1866Northern Salome Yellow
Eurema simulatrix tecmessa de Nicéville..., 1896Hill Grass Yellow
Eurema xanthochlora Kollar, 1850
Eurema xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Eurema xantochlora constantia (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Eurema xantochlora xantochlora Kollar, 1850
Eurema xantochlora pomponia Hopffer, 1874
Eurema xantochlora xanthochlora (xanthochlora..., 1947)⇒ Eurema xantochlora pomponia Hopffer, 1874
Eurema xantochlora xantochlora Kollar, 1850Tropical Yellow
Gonepteryx maerula
Gonepteryx mascula Verity, 1909
Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793Castalia Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Kricogonia terissa (P.H. Lucas, 1852)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leucidia elvina Godart, 1819
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Nathalis iole iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe fisheri H. Edwards, 1883Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775Dark Apricot Sulphur
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis avellaneda Herrich-Schä..., 1865Orange-washed Sulphur
Phoebis intermedia Butler, 1872
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 philea Linnaeus, 1763Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis rurina Felder, 1861
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phoebis sennae marcellina Cramer, 1777Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis trite Linnaeus, 1758
Prestonia clarki Schaus, 1920West-Mexican Sulphur
Prestonia semimaculata (J. Maza, 1975)⇒ Prestonia clarki Schaus, 1920
Pyrisitia atzin J.C. Arias, 1968
Pyrisitia dina Poey, 1832Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina westwoodi Boisduval, 1836Dina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina westwoodii Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia gnathene (J.B.A.D. Boi..., 1836)⇒ Pyrisitia messalina Fabricius, 1787
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 linda (W.H. Edwards, 1884)⇒ Pyrisitia nise nelphe R. Felder, 1869
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
Rhabdodryas trite trite (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758
Terias linda
Terias sinta (Wallace, 1867)⇒ Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826
Terias westwoodi
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene cesonia albida (L. Vázquez, 1949)⇒ Zerene cesonia cesonia Stoll, 1790
Zerene cesonia cesonia Stoll, 1790Southern Dogface
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface
Zerene helena (T. Reakirt, 1863)⇒ Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Mexico
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
3
16
Genera
Species

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TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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