Colias behrii

Colias behrii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. behrii
Binomial name
Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866 [1]
Synonyms
Eurymus behrii Eurymus behrii f. canescensComstock, 1925

Colias behrii, the Behr's sulphur or Sierra green sulfur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to California's Sierra Nevada from Tuolumne County south to Tulare County. ^[2]

The wingspan is 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults are on wing from July to August. They feed on flower nectar. ^{[2] [3]}

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species and Gentiana newberryi . ^[2]

References

1. Colias, Site of Markku Savela
2. Butterflies and Moths of North America
3. "Colias behrii". explorer.natureserve.org.