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Colias phicomone

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pieridae

Scientific name
  
Colias phicomone

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Coliadini

Rank
  
Species

Colias phicomone Colias phicomone on euroButterflies by Matt Rowlings

Similar
  
Boloria pales, Colias sareptensis, Euchloe simplonia, Anthocharis euphenoides, Euchloe crameri

Colias phicomone


Colias phicomone, the mountain clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Cantabrian Mountains, the Pyrenees, the Carpathian Mountains and the Alps. It flies at altitudes of 900 to 2800 meters.

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Colias phicomone Colias phicomone on euroButterflies by Matt Rowlings

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. The butterfly flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fabaceae species.

Colias phicomone candide parade


Subspecies

Colias phicomone European Lepidoptera and their ecology Colias phicomone

  • Colias phicomone phicomone (Alps, northern Carpathians, northern Italy)
  • Colias phicomone juliana Hospital, 1948 (Cantabria)
  • Colias phicomone oberthueri Verity, [1909] (Pyrenees)
  • Colias phicomone phila Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Kashmir)

    • Colias phicomone European Lepidoptera and their ecology Colias phicomone

    Colias phicomone Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums Colias Phicomone

    Colias phicomone httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

    References

    Colias phicomone Wikipedia
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