Colias sagartia
Species of butterfly
Colias sagartia | |
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female. dorsal side; scalebar=1 cm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. sagartia |
Binomial name | |
Colias sagartia Lederer, 1869[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Gallery
- Male
- Female
- Underside of the wings
References
- ^ Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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