Colias sagartia

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Colias sagartia
female. dorsal side; scalebar=1 cm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. sagartia
Binomial name
Colias sagartia
Synonyms
  • Colias daubii Geest, 1905
  • Colias lisa Geest, 1905
  • Colias pullata Neuburger, 1905

Colias sagartia is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Elburz mountains in northern Iran and the mountains of north-western Iran.

The wingspan is 48–54 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acantholimon and Astragalus species.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms