Colias johanseni

Johansen's sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. johanseni
Binomial name
Colias johanseni
Troubridge & Philip, 1990

Colias johanseni, the Johansen's sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. It has only been found in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Canada.[1][2]

Flight period is July.[1]

Wingspan is from 35 to 38 mm.[1]

Larvae feed on Hedysarum mackenzii.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Johansen's Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 Colias, funet.fi


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