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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
6262
15077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
6258
15073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
526
6143
14753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
372
5224
12857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
70
1439
3565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
1438
3564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1432
3556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
939
2389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
847
1976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
190
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
10 Genera with 25 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1826Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows9SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow5SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1758Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow2SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
25 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Catopsilia boisduvalii Felder & Felder, 1862
Catopsilia gorgophone gorgophone Boisduval, 1836Yellow Migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe crokera MacLeay, 1826Common Migrant
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836Arctic Orange
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Eurema albula sinoe Godart, 1819
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta australis Wallace, 1867No-brand Grass-yellow
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758Brimstone
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Southern Ontario
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
12
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