Colias thisoa

Colias thisoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. thisoa
Binomial name
Colias thisoa
Ménétriés, 1832[1]
Synonyms
  • Colias eos Herrich-Schäffer, 1852

Colias thisoa is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the mountains of the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, central Asia, southern Siberia, Turkey and Iran. The habitat consists of humid mountain meadows in the forest belt.[2]

Illustration of males and females of ssp. thisoa and aeolides

The larvae feed on Astragalus species.[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Colias, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Russian Insects


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