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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
87
2746
8558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
86
2742
8548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
2726
8477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
1809
5400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
1630
4606
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
383
1137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
45
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
11
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
11 Genera with 61 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1775Angled Sulphurs2SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1763Emigrants4SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1840Clouded yellows40SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow11SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Leucidia Doubleday, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs6SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
61 Species and 16 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anteos maerula Fabricius, 1775Angled Sulphur
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias alfacariensis (RIBBE, 1905)⇒ Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colias crocea (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785
Colias crocea crocea Geoffrey, 1785
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias hecla sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890Northern Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias meadii W. Edwards, 1871Alpine Orange
Colias myrmidone Esper, 1781Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias nastes (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Colias tyche Böber, 1812
Colias nastes streckeri Grum-Grshima..., 1895Labrador Sulphur
Colias nastes werwandi
Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862Christina´s Sulphur
Colias occidentalis sullivani Hammond & Mc..., 2003Christina´s Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias palaeno lapponica Staudinger, 1871
Colias palaeno palaeno Linnaeus, 1761
Colias palaeno synonyma Bryk, 1923
Colias palaeus
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias phicomone Esper, 1780Mountain Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Colias sareptensis Staudinger, 1871Bergers Clouded Yellow
Colias scudderi (Reakirt, 1865)⇒ Colias scudderii Reakirt, 1865
Colias stoliczkana Moore, 1878Orange Clouded Yellow
Colias sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890
Colias sulitelma sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890
Colias tamerlana Staudinger, 1897
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Colias werdandi Zetterstedt, 1839
Colias werdandi werdandi Zetterstedt, 1840
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema arbela Geyer, 1832Jagged-edged Yellow
Eurema blanda odinia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema herla MacLeay, 1826Macleay's Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767Cleopatra
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni rhamni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758
Leucidia brephos Hübner, 1809Snowflake
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis philea thalestris (Illiger, 1801)⇒ Phoebis philea huebneri Fruhstorfer, 1907
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Scandinavia
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
33
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