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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
2119
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
79
2113
7001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
2091
6926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1280
3504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1097
2805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
229
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
31
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
7
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
7 Genera with 24 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 0Emigrants6SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows9SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow7SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdodryas Godman & Salvin, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
24 Species and 14 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775Common
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826Common Migrant
Catopsilia scylla scylla
Colias chlorocoma chlorocoma
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias ponteni Wallengren, 1860
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe sulphurata Butler, 1875
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867No-brand Grass-yellow
Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819Barred Yellow
Eurema nicippe (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis agarithe agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large Orange Sulphur
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758Straight-line Sulphur
Rhabdodryas trite banksi Breyer, 1939
Rhabdodryas trite trite (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhabdodryas trite Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Polynesia
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGonepterygini
Duponchel, 1835
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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