Colias pelidne

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Pieridae Scientific name Colias pelidne Rank Species		Class Insecta Genus Colias Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Similar Colias occidentalis, Colias meadii, Colias christina, Colias behrii, Colias alexandra

Colias pelidne, the pelidne sulphur or blueberry sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes British Columbia across Canada as far east as Newfoundland and south to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

Flight period is from late June until early August.

Wingspan is from 33 to 44 mm.

Larvae feed on Vaccinium spp. and Gaultheria humifusa.

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.

C. c. pelidne

C. p. skinneri Barnes, 1897

C. p. minisni Bean, 1895 forma? accepted as a species by Josef Grieshuber & Gerardo Lamas

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