Colias behrii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. behrii
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| Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866[1]
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Colias behrii, the Behr's sulphur or Sierra green sulfur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to California's Sierra Nevada from Tuolumne County south to Tulare County.[2]
The wingspan is 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). The upper surface of the males is dull green with a dark border and with a pale hindwing cell spot. Females are greenish-yellow with a dark diffuse border. The underside of both sexes is green. Adults are on wing from July to August. They feed on flower nectar.[2] Its habitats include moist alpine and subalpine meadows surrounded by low shrubs.[3]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species and Gentiana newberryi.[2]
References
- ^ Colias, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ a b c Butterflies and Moths of North America
- ^ "Colias behrii". explorer.natureserve.org.
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