Colias wiskotti

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Colias

Similar Colias romanovi, Colias marcopolo, Colias christophi, Colias alpherakii, Colias eogene

Colias wiskotti is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kashmir. The habitat consists of xerophytic mountains.

It is a highly polymorphous species with a lot of varieties or forms described. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Acantolimon, Oxytropis, and Onobrychis echidna.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

C. w. wiskotti (western Ghissar)

C. w. sagina Austaut, 1891 (eastern Ghissar, Darvaz)

C. w. separata Grum-Grshimailo, 1888 (Alaisky Mountains)

C. w. aurea Kotzsch, 1937 (western Pamirs)

C. w. draconis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 (western Tian-Shan)

C. w. sweadneri Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956 (Afghanistan)

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