Colias pelidne

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Pelidne sulphur
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. pelidne
Binomial name
Colias pelidne
Boisduval & Le Conte, [1829]
Synonyms

Eurymus pelidne Dyar, 1903

Colias pelidne, the pelidne sulphur or blueberry sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes British Columbia across Canada as far east as Newfoundland and south to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. [1]

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Flight period is from late June until early August. [1] It inhabits tundra and mountains at altitudes of 6,000–11,500 feet (1,800–3,500 m). [2]

Wingspan is from 33 to 44 mm. [1]

Larvae feed on Vaccinium spp. and Gaultheria humifusa . [1] [3] Adults feed on flower nectar. [2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically. [3]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pelidne Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 "Colias pelidne". explorer.natureserve.org.
  3. 1 2 Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ↑ Josef Grieshuber & Gerardo Lamas (2007). "A synonymic list of the genus Colias Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft . 97: 131–171. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
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