Colias erschoffi

Colias erschoffi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. erschoffi
Binomial name
Colias erschoffi
Alphéraky, 1881 [1]

Colias erschoffi is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Tien-Shan.

Description

Colias erschoffi is a pretty yellow species, in which also the male bears a complete row of submarginal spots, the sexes therefore being very similar; the hindwing is greenish yellow, with sharply defined yellow submarginal band and a large reddish yellow middle spot which has a light centre and is distally produced into a point.

Montane habitat in Kyrgyzstan

Biology

Flies from the middle of May till July and August, at elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,500 to 2,100 m).

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colias erschoffi.
Wikispecies has information related to: Colias erschoffi
  1. Colias, Site of Markku Savela


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.