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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
1408
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
1408
3175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
185
1392
3157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
145
1267
2966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
438
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
438
850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
437
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
354
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
350
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
190
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
16
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sikkim
6 Genera with 14 Species
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1904Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1839Sulphurs5SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1829Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 0Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sikkim
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904Everest Clouded Yellow
Dercas gobrias Hewitson, 1864Angled Sulfur
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Dercas lycorias lycorias Doubleday, 1842
Dercas menandrus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Dercas verhuelli van der Hoeven, 1839Tailed Sulphur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema sari Horsfield, 1829Chocolate Grass Yellow
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Terias jordani

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

Taxom



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