Colias alexandra

Colias alexandra
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. alexandra
Binomial name
Colias alexandra
W.H. Edwards, 1863
Synonyms

Eurymus alexandra Dyar, 1903

The Queen Alexandra's Sulphur, Alexandra Sulphur, or Ultraviolet Sulfur (Colias alexandra) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes Alaska to the Northwest Territories and south to Arizona and New Mexico.[1]

Flight period is from mid May until August.[1]

Wingspan is from 38 to 57 mm.[1]

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

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

  • C. a. alexandra (Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Alberta, Saskatchewan)
  • C. a. apache Ferris, 1988 (Arizona, New Mexico)
  • C. a. columbiensis Ferris, 1973 (British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Idaho, Montana)
  • C. a. edwardsii Edwards, 1870 (Nevada, California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Queen Alexandra's Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. ^ a b Colias, funet.fi

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