Colias dimera
Dimera sulphur | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Subfamily: | Colinadinae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. dimera |
Binomial name | |
Colias dimera | |
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Colias dimera, the Dimera sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical ecozone (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador).[1] The species was first discovered in Colombia. It is the most abundant butterfly in the interior of Ecuador.
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Colias dimera copulating
The wingspan is 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in). There are two female forms: one is similar to the males, while the other is yellowish/greenish white.[2]
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- 1 2 Colias, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
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