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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
622
12414
43343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
402
9699
34661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
3196
9755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
81
3194
9743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
3185
9714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2112
6930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1904
6240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
286
1146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
27
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
6 Genera with 35 Species
Callidryas Hübner, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1787Emigrants14SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows5SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1880Grass yellow27SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1913Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Terias Hübner, 1883Grass yellow4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
35 Species and 23 Subspecies
Callidryas thisorella (Boisduval, 1836)⇒ Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758
Catopsilia catilla (Cramer, , 1779)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia crocale (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia emblematis Murayama, 1961
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia formosana (Sonan, 1930)⇒ Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775
Catopsilia matsuwakii Nomura, 1930
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pomona pomona Fabricius, 1775Common
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Catopsilia pyranthe pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Mottled Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla Linnaeus, 1763Orange Emigrant
Catopsilia scylla chengkong Chen, 1974
Catopsilia scylla cornelia Fabricius, 1787Orange Emigrant
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785Clouded Yellow
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erate formosana Shirôzu, 1955
Colias erate sinensis Verity, 1911
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha C. & R. Felder, 1862Scalloped Grass Yellow
Eurema alitha esaki Shirozu, 1953
Eurema alitha esakii Shirozu, 1953
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni godana Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema andersonii Moore, 1886Anderson’s Grass Yellow
Eurema andersonii godana Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema blanda aphaia Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema blanda arsakia Fruhstorfer, , 1910Three-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta dorothea Nakahara, 1922
Eurema brigitta hainana Moore, 1878Small Grass Yellow
Eurema daira lemnia (C. Felder & ..., 1865)⇒ Eurema daira daira Godart, 1819
Eurema esakii Shirôzu, 1953
Eurema hobsoni Butler, 1880
Eurema jacouleti Nakahara, 1941
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema laeta punctissima Matsumura, 1909Spotless Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarina de l´Orza, 1869Japanese Common Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarina mandarina de l´Orza, 1869
Eurema paroeana Strand, 1922
Eurema sari Horsfield, 1829Chocolate Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema unduligera Butler, 1880
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx amintha formosana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx taiwana Paravicini, 1913
Terias andersoni
Terias brigitta libythea Fabricius, 1798
Terias latimargo (Hopffer, 1874)⇒ Eurema hecabe Linnaeus, 1758
Terias maroensis (Butler, 1883)⇒ Eurema hecabe Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Taiwan
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
3
13
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