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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
509
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
371
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
366
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
160
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
19
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
5 Genera with 18 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1805Grass yellow9SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias nilgiriensis (C. & R.Felder, 1859)⇒ Colias nilagiriensis C. & R. Felder, 1859
Colias philodice dorippe (J.B. Godart, 1819)⇒ Colias philodice philodice Godart, 1819
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema andersonii Moore, 1886Anderson’s Grass Yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990Nilgiri Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Eurema smilax Donovan, 1805Small Grass Yellow
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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