Colias sagartia
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Colias sagartia | |
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
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Male
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Female
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Underside of the wings
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