Coliadinae

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Coliadinae
Cloudless Sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pieridae Subfamily: Coliadinae
Genera
Anteos Aphrissa Catopsilia Colias Dercas Eurema Gandaca Gonepteryx Kricogonia Leucidia Nathalis Phoebis Zerene

Coliadinae (or sulfurs) is a subfamily of butterflies. It consists of about 300 species, of which 36 occur in North America.

In North America, sulphurs range from Mexico to northern Canada. Males of most species are different from females.