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Colias chlorocoma Christoph, 1888

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Pieridae → subfamily Coliadinae → tribe Coliadini → genus Colias → species Colias chlorocoma

Species name(s)

Colias chlorocoma Christoph, 1888.

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:46908

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • It is found in North-Eastern Turkey, as well as in adjacent areas of the Ayots Dzor range in Armenia, and also on the southern slopes of the Zangezur range in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. [259].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • Wingspan 55-60 mm. [259].

Imago lifespan

  • It flies from late May to early July. [259].

Larva food plants / other food objects

  • The caterpillar feeds on the dry-loving cushion-shaped sainfoin, which grows only in areas where cretaceous deposits come to the surface. [259].

Larva lifespan

  • July. [259].

Subspecies of Colias chlorocoma

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

References

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