Colias

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Pieridae
Subfamilia: Coliadinae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. adelaidae – C. aegidii – C. aias – C. alexandra – C. alfacariensis – C. alpherakii – C. alta – C. amanonis – C. arida – C. aurorina – C. balcanica – C. baryshevi – C. behrii – C. berylla – C. canadensis – C. caucasica – C. chlorocoma – C. christina – C. christophi – C. chrysotheme – C. cocandica – C. croceus – C. dimera – C. diva – C. dubia – C. edwardsii – C. electo – C. eogene – C. erate – C. erschoffii – C. eurydice – C. eurytheme – C. euxanthe – C. felderi – C. fieldii – C. flaveola – C. gigantea – C. grieshuberi – C. grumi – C. harfordii – C. hecla – C. heos – C. hofmannorum – C. hyale – C. hyperborea – C. interior – C. iononovi – C. johanseni – C. jomooseri – C. kurmaevi – C. lada – C. ladakensis – C. leechi – C. lesbia – C. marcopolo – C. marnoana – C. meadii – C. minisni – C. misti – C. montium – C. mossi – C. mukana – C. muratai – C. myrmidone – C. nastes – C. nebulosa – C. nilagiriensis – C. nina – C. occidentalis – C. palaeno – C. pelidne – C. phicomone – C. philodice – C. poliographus – C. ponteni – C. pseudochristina – C. rankinensis – C. regia – C. romanovi – C. sagartia – C. scudderii – C. shahfuladi – C. sieversi – C. sifanica – C. staudingeri – C. stoliczkana – C. tamerlana – C. thisoa – C. thrasibulus – C. tibetana – C. tyche – C. vauthierii – C. wanda – C. weberbaueri – C. wernerbacki – C. wiskotti – C. worthyi

Name

Colias Fabricius, 1807

Synonyms

Coliastes Hemming, 1931
Eriocolias Watson, 1895
Eucolias Berger, 1986
Eurymus Horsfield, [1829]
Ganura Zetterstedt, [1839]
Mesocolias Petersen, 1963
Neocolias Berger, 1986
Palaeocolias Berger, 1986
Paracolias Berger, 1986
Protocolias Petersen, 1963
Scalidoneura Butler, 1871
Similicolias Berger, 1986

References

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Vernacular names

беларуская: Жаўтушкі
日本語: モンキチョウ属
中文: 豆粉蝶屬

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