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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
374
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
341
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
170
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
9 Genera with 17 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants5SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1829Grass yellow8SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
17 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Mottled Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe marginata Kishida, 1933
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, , 1910Three-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda kishidai Yata, 1994
Eurema brigitta nebulosa Kishida, 1933
Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819Barred Yellow
Eurema sari Horsfield, 1829Chocolate Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Micronesia
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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