Colias erschoffi
Colias erschoffi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Tien-Shan.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. erschoffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Colias erschoffi Alphéraky, 1881 [1] | |
Description
Colias erschoffi is a pretty yellow species, in which also the male bears a complete row of submarginal spots, the sexes therefore being very similar; the hindwing is greenish yellow, with sharply defined yellow submarginal band and a large reddish yellow middle spot which has a light centre and is distally produced into a point.
Montane habitat in Kyrgyzstan
Biology
Flies from the middle of May till July and August, at elevations of 5,000 to 7,000 feet (1,500 to 2,100 m).
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