Colias christophi

Colias christophi
	Colias christophi christophi ♂
	Colias christophi christophi ♂ △
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. christophi
Binomial name
	Colias christophi; Grum-Grshimailo, 1885
Synonyms
	Colias christophi aufderheidei Kotzsch, 1929; Colias christophi heidei Kotzsch, 1929; Colias christophi bang-haasi Bollow, 1930; Colias christophi ab. novosiltzovi Avinoff, 1910; Colias christophi helialaica Schulte, 1988; Colias christophi simplicissima Avinoff, 1910;

Colias christophi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Description

Colias christophi has quite an exceptional aspect among Colias, the costal basal area having a peculiar reddish-brown colour, and the submarginal spots of the forewing being extraordinarily large and almost white, forming a continuous band which is traversed by the narrowly black veins. The hindwing is dark, feebly greenish with a white middle spot and a band of white submarginal spots. The underside is grey green, with a black middle spot on the forewing and a white one on the hindwing. The female differs only in the somewhat larger light submarginal spots on both wings.