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Coliadinae

Subfamily of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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

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]

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Systematics

The Coliadinae can be arranged in the three traditional tribes and a basal lineage, with one genus of unclear placement. The taxaincluding some selected speciesare arranged here in the presumed phylogenetic sequence, from the most ancient lineages to the most modern ones:[2][failed verification]

Basal lineage

Euremini

Goniopterygini

Coliadini

Incertae sedis

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References

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