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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1450
6414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
1328
6123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
271
1893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
29
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
6 Genera with 18 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows4SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow14SpeciesTaxom
Gandaca Moore, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1819Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
18 Species and 9 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Catopsilia florella hyblaea Boisduval, 1836
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763African Clouded Yellow
Colias electo pseudohecate Berger, 1940
Colias heos Herbst, 1792
Colias hyale hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758
Eurema (Terias) floricola Boisduval, 1833Malagasy Grass Yellow
Eurema floricola floricola Boisduval, 1833
Eurema floricola leonis Butler, 1886
Eurema (Terias) hapale Mabille, 1882Marsh Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema hecabe solifera Butler, 1875
Eurema (Terias) senegalensis Boisduval, 1836Forest Grass Yellow
Eurema (Terias) upembana (Berger, L, 1981)⇒ Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema brigitta brigitta Stoll, , 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833
Eurema desjardinsii Boisduval, 1833Angled Grass Yellow
Eurema mandarinula Holland, W, 1892Mandarin Grass Yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gandaca harina Horsfield, 1829Tree Yellow
Phoebis argante cypris (Hubner, 1819)⇒ Phoebis argante argante Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
5
Genera
Species

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