Colias scudderii, the willow sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Alaska south through the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico. The habitat consists of mountain meadows and willow bogs.[2]
Willow sulphur | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. scudderii
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Binomial name | |
Colias scudderii | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 38–51 mm (1.5–2.0 in). Adults are on wing from June to August. They feed on flower nectar.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species (including Salix reticulata, Salix lutea and Salix planifolia). Second, third, and fourth instar larvae hibernate.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Colias scudderii scudderii (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming)
- Colias scudderii ruckesi Klots, 1937 (New Mexico)
References
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