Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   WHITES AND SULPHURS   (PIERIDAE)
Subfamily   SULPHURS - OLD WORLD   (COLIADINAE OLD WORLD)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOPSILIA CROCALE
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOPSILIA FLORELLA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOPSILIA POMONA
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOPSILIA POMONA FORM
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOPSILIA PYRANTHE
Common name:
Scientific name: CATOPSILIA SCYLLA
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS AUSTRALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS CROCEA
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS ELECTO
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS ERATE
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS HYALE
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS PHICONOME
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS ROMANOVI
Common name:
Scientific name: COLIAS SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: DERCAS VERHUELLI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA ADA IONA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA ANDERSONII ANDERSONII
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA BLANDA ARSAKIA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA BLANDA SNELLENI
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA HECABE CONTUBERNALIS
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA LACTEOLA LACTEOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: EUREMA LOMBOKIANA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONEPTERYX AMINTHA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONEPTERYX CLEOPATRA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONEPTERYX MAHAGURU TAIWANA
Common name:
Scientific name: GONEPTERYX RHAMNI