Colias gigantea

Giant (northern) sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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 millimetres (1.5 to 2.2 in).[1]

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

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[2]

  • C. g. gigantea (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories)
  • C. g. harroweri Klots, 1940 (Wyoming, Montana, Oregon)
  • C. g. mayi F. & R. Chermock, 1940

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Giant Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. 1 2 Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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