Colias sagartia

Colias sagartia
	female. dorsal side; scalebar=1 cm
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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.

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Male
Female
Underside of the wings

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^ Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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