Colias occidentalis

Western sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Colias occidentalis
Scudder, 1862
Synonyms

Eurymus occidentalis Dyar, 1903

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.[1]

Flight period is from late May until early July.[1]

Wingspan is from 53 to 50 mm.[1]

Larvae feed on Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., Lathyrus spp., and Thermopsis spp.[1][2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Western Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 Colias, funet.fi

External links

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