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Colias meadii

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Colias meadii

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Colias

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Colias meadii, the Mead's sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the United States.

Flight period is from July to August.

Wingspan is from 35 to 44 mm.

Larvae feed on Trifolium spp. Astragalus alpinus, Oxytropis deflexa and Vicia americana.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically:

  • C. m. elis Strecker, 1885 (Alberta, British Columbia)
  • C. m. lemhiensis Curtis & Ferris, 1985 (Idaho, Montana)
  • C. m. meadii (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana)
  • References

    Colias meadii Wikipedia


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