Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Colias | |
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Similar Colias tamerlana, Colias berylla, Colias arida, Colias regia, Colias staudingeri | ||
Colias montium is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the East Palearctic (Tibet and China).
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Description
The male is yellow above, the inner portion of the forewing not being darkened and the yellow submarginal spots being rather sharply defined. The underside, especially of the forewing, is more yellow, the hindwing, moreover bearing, yolk-coloured subapical spots and posteriorly black submarginal ones. The female is lighter above, the hindwing is darker proximally, and the light distal margin contrasts with the disc.
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Taxonomy
Accepted as a species by Josef Grieshuber & Gerardo Lamas
References
Colias montium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA