Coliadinae
SUBFAMILY
Coliadinae
Sulphurs
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers)) Family Pieridae (Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows) Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphurs and Yellows) |
GENUS
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GENUS
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Clouded/Orange Sulphur
Colias philodice/eurytheme
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers)) Family Pieridae (Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows) Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphurs and Yellows) Genus Colias Species philodice (Clouded Sulphur) Species eurytheme (Orange Sulphur) |
Colias (Gr) = epithet for Athena
philo (Gr) = "friend" + Dice (Gr) = goddess of justice |
Colias (Gr) = epithet for Athena
eury (Gr) = "wide" + theme = ? |
Colias philodice
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Colias eurytheme
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