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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2958
7275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
314
2957
7274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2903
7189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2442
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
729
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
729
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
729
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
574
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
531
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
235
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
24
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North India
6 Genera with 30 Species
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1882Clouded yellows12SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1839Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow6SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North India
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874Pamir Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eogene C. & R. Felder, 1865Fiery Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias felderi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias ladakensis C. & R. Felder, 1865Ladak Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias thrasibulus Fruhstorfer, 1910Lemon Clouded Yellow
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas urania Butler, 1865
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx farinosa Zeller, 1847Chitral Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in North India
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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