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Colias occidentalis

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Colias occidentalis

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Genus
  
Colias

Phylum
  
Order
  
Butterflies and moths


Similar
  
Colias christina, Colias alexandra, Colias, Colias meadii, Colias harfordii

Colias occidentalis, the western sulphur or golden sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Pacific Northwest and parts of British Columbia.

Flight period is from late May until early July.

Wingspan is from 50 millimetres (2.0 in) to 53 millimetres (2.1 in).

Larvae feed on Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., Lathyrus spp., and Thermopsis spp.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

  • C. o. chrysomelas H. Edwards, 1877 (California, Oregon)
  • C. o. occidentalis (British Columbia, Washington, Oregon)
  • C. o. sullivani Hammond & McCorkle, 2003 (Oregon)
  • References

    Colias occidentalis Wikipedia


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