Colias sagartia

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Colias sagartia
Colias sagartia sagartia female 04 dorsal side MNHU.jpg
female. dorsal side; scalebar=1 cm
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. sagartia
Binomial name
Colias sagartia
Lederer, 1869 [1]
Synonyms
  • Colias daubiiGeest, 1905
  • Colias lisaGeest, 1905
  • Colias pullataNeuburger, 1905

Colias sagartia is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Elburz mountains in northern Iran and the mountains of north-western Iran.

The wingspan is 48–54 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acantholimon and Astragalus species.

References

  1. Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms