Colias occidentalis, the western sulphur or golden sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Pacific Northwest and parts of British Columbia.[1]
| Western sulphur | |
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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. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Colias occidentalis Scudder, 1862
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| Synonyms | |
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Eurymus occidentalis Dyar, 1903 | |
The flight period is from late May until early July.[1] Its habitats include ocean bluffs, forest openings, mountain slopes, and subalpine meadows.[2]
Its wingspan ranges from 50 millimetres (2.0 in) to 53 millimetres (2.1 in).[1]
Its larvae feed on flowers like the Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., Lathyrus spp., and Thermopsis spp.[1][3]
Subspecies edit
Listed alphabetically.[3]
- C. o. chrysomelas H. Edwards, 1877 (California, Oregon)
- C. o. occidentalis (British Columbia, Washington, Oregon)
- C. o. sullivani Hammond & McCorkle, 2003 (Oregon)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Western Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
- ^ "Colias occidentalis". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ a b Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
External links edit
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