Coliadinae

Coliadinae
Mating dainty sulphurs (Nathalis iole)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Swainson, 1827
Tribes
  • Coliadini
  • Euremini
  • Goniopterygini

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Common emigrant (Catopsilia pomona) in Keesara, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Coliadinae, the sulphurs or yellows, are a subfamily of butterflies with about 300 described species.

There are 36 species in North America, where they range from Mexico to northern Canada. In most species, males are easily distinguished from females. For example, in the genera Colias and Gonepteryx), males exhibit brilliant UV reflections that the females lack.[1]

  1. ^ Lim & Li (2005)

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