Colias gigantea

Giant (northern) sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. gigantea
Binomial name
Colias gigantea
Strecker, 1900

Colias gigantea, the giant sulphur or giant northern sulfur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes Alaska across Canada to the east coast and Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon.[1]

Flight period is from June until early August.[1]

Wingspan is from 37 to 55 mm.[1]

Larvae feed on Salix spp.[1][2]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

References

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

External links

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