Colias wiskotti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kashmir.[1] The habitat consists of xerophytic mountains.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. wiskotti
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| Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882[1]
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It is a highly polymorphous species with a lot of varieties or forms described. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Acantolimon, Oxytropis, and Onobrychis echidna.[1]
Subspecies
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- C. w. wiskotti (western Ghissar)
- C. w. sagina Austaut, 1891 (eastern Ghissar, Darvaz)
- C. w. separata Grum-Grshimailo, 1888 (Alaisky Mountains)
- C. w. aurea Kotzsch, 1937 (western Pamirs)
- C. w. draconis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 (western Tian-Shan)
- C. w. sweadneri Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956 (Afghanistan)
Gallery
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C. w. wiskotti male -
C. w. wiskotti female -
C. w. wiskotti underside -
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C. w. draconis male -
C. w. draconis female
References
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- Grieshuber, J. & Worthy, B., 2006 A revision of Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882, the available names and the type material, with a note on Colias alpherakii Staudinger, 1882 (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges.96: 43-75, 26 figs.
External links
edit- Global Butterfly Information System type information
- Global Butterfly Information System wiskotti images (24)
- Global Butterfly Information System wiskotti blanda images
- Global Butterfly Information System wiskotti aurea images
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