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Colias sagartia

Colias sagartia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species: C. sagartia
Binomial name
Colias sagartia
Lederer, 1869
Synonyms
  • Colias daubii Geest, 1905
  • Colias lisa Geest, 1905
  • Colias pullata Neuburger, 1905

Colias sagartia is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Elburz mountains in northern Iran and the mountains of north-western Iran.

The wingspan is 48–54 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acantholimon and Astragalus species.

Male

Female

Underside of the wings



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