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Checklist for Subfamily Coliadinae Swainson, 1827 (Orange Tip Butterflies)
and region Yunnan (Southwest China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
346
3175
10410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
346
3175
10410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
334
3139
10370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2330
8302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
539
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
539
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
535
1092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
419
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
406
886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
202
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
18
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yunnan
5 Genera with 15 Species
Catopsilia Hübner, 1758Emigrants2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1758Clouded yellows5SpeciesTaxom
Dercas Doubleday, 1842Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1910Grass yellow7SpeciesTaxom
Gonepteryx Leach, 1857Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yunnan
15 Species and 6 Subspecies
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Catopsilia pyranthe Linnaeus, 1758Common migrant
Colias erate Esper, 1805Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias erate sinensis Verity, 1911
Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Danube Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii fieldii Ménétriés, 1855Dark Clouded Yellow
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Dercas lycorias Doubleday, 1842Plain Sulphur
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni Moore, 1886One-spot Grass Yellow
Eurema andersoni sadanobui Shirozu & Yata, 1982Anderson´s grass yellow
Eurema blanda Boisduval, 1836Papuan Grass-yellow
Eurema brigitta yunnana Mell, 1943
Eurema laeta Boisduval, 1836Line grass yellow
Eurema sari thyreus Fruhstorfer, 1910
Gonepteryx amintha Blanchard, 1871Orange Brimstone
Gonepteryx amintha limonia Mell, 1943
Gonepteryx aspasia Ménétriés, 1858Lesser Brimstone
Gonepteryx mahaguru Gistel, 1857Lesser Brimstone

Subnodes of Coliadinae with occurrences in Yunnan
TribeColiadini
Swainson, 1827
2
5
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