Colias dimera

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Dimera sulphur
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Dorsal surface (left) and ventral surface (right) of adult male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. dimera
Binomial name
Colias dimera
Doubleday, 1847 [1]
Synonyms
  • C. erythrogrammusKollar, 1850
  • C. erythrogrammaKollar, 1850
  • C. dimera ab. semperiStrecker, 1873
  • C. dimera ab. meridensisNeuburger, 1905
  • C. dimera mariaeApolinar, 1914
  • C. dimera var. fassliApolinar, 1914
  • C. tolimaFassl, 1915
  • C. dimera f. andromorphaFernández, 1928
  • C. dimera f. superbaBerger, 1937
  • C. dimera f. albaBerger, 1937
  • C. minuscula f. peruviensisDufrane, 1947

Colias dimera, the Dimera sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador). [1] The species was first discovered in Colombia. It is the most abundant butterfly in the interior of Ecuador.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in). [2]

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<i>Colias aurorina</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Colias myrmidone</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Colias behrii</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Colias scudderii</i> Species of butterfly

Colias scudderii, the willow sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico. The habitat consists of mountain meadows and willow bogs.

<i>Colias harfordii</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Colias chlorocoma</i> Species of butterfly

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<i>Colias euxanthe</i> Species of butterfly

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Colias lesbia is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.

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