Colias christina
Colias christina, the Christina sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in western North America. Its range includes the Yukon and Northwest Territories south through British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to Wyoming, Montana, and Utah.[1][2]
| Christina sulphur | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. christina |
| Binomial name | |
| Colias christina W.H. Edwards, 1863 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eurymus christina Lyman, 1884 | |
Description
Colias christina has slight orange-red ground colour and is conspicuous by the yellow basal part of both wings. The underside has no markings except the median spot. The female is almost white, its forewing with only a little dark dusting at the distal margin and black, white-centred median spot. Wingspan is from 35 to 52 mm.[1]
Biology
Flight period is from May until September.[1]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- C. c. astraea Edwards, 1872 (Montana, Wyoming, Utah)
- C. c. christina (Montana, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories)
References
- Christina Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
- Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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