Colias christina

Colias christina
Christina Sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. christina
Binomial name
Colias christina
W.H. Edwards, 1863
Synonyms

Eurymus christina Lyman, 1884

The Christina Sulphur (Colias christina) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Yukon and Northwest Territories south through British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to Wyoming, Montana, and Utah.[1][2]

Flight period is from May until September.[1]

Wingspan is from 35 to 52 mm.[1]

Larvae feed on Trifolium and Hedysarum spp.[1][2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

  • C. c. astraea Edwards, 1872 (Montana, Wyoming, Utah)
  • C. c. christina (Montana, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Christina Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ a b c Colias, funet.fi
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