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Similar Colias arida, Colias tamerlana, Colias regia, Colias staudingeri, Colias berylla | ||
Description
Colias erschoffi is a pretty yellow species, in which also the male bears a complete row of submarginal spots, the sexes therefore being very similar; the hindwing is greenish yellow, with sharply defined yellow submarginal band and a large reddish yellow middle spot which has a light centre and is distally produced into a point.
Biology
Flies from the middle of May till July and August, at elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,500 to 2,100 m).
References
Colias erschoffi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA