Colias gigantea

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Scientific name Colias gigantea		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Colias Rank Species
Similar Colias christina, Colias occidentalis, Colias meadii, Colias harfordii, Colias alexandra

Colias gigantea, the giant sulphur or giant northern sulfur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes Alaska across Canada to the east coast and Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon.

Flight period is from June until early August.

Wingspan is from 37 to 55 mm.

Larvae feed on Salix spp.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

C. g. gigantea (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories)

C. g. harroweri Klots, 1940 (Wyoming, Montana, Oregon)

C. g. mayi F. & R. Chermock, 1940

References

Colias gigantea Wikipedia

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