Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 23
113 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs | 4
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Nigeria
14 Species and 8 Subspecies | Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775 | African Emigrant | | Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Catopsilia thauruma Reakirt, 1866 | Madagascar Migrant | | Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763 | African Clouded Yellow | | Colias electo manengoubensis Darge, 1968 | | | Colias heos Herbst, 1792 | | | Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833 | Malagasy Grass Yellow | | Eurema floricola leonis Butler, 1886 | | | Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882 | Marsh Grass Yellow | | Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Grass Yellow | | Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875 | | | Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836 | Forest Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema brigitta brigitta Stoll, , 1780 | Broad-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | | Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833 | Angled Grass Yellow | | Eurema desjardinsii marshalli Butler, 1898 | | | Eurema regularis Butler, 1876 | Even-bordered Grass Yellow | | Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819) | ⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775 |
Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Coliadinae at artfakta.se
Coliadinae at dyntaxa.se
Coliadinae at itis.gov
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