Colias euxanthe

Puna clouded sulphur
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. euxanthe
Binomial name
Colias euxanthe
Synonyms
  • Scalidoneura hermina Butler, 1871
  • Colias lesbia f. puna Fruhstorfer, 1907
  • Colias flaveola ab. saturata Röber, 1909
  • Colias flaveola ab. alba Röber, 1909
  • Colias euxanthe ab. dimorpha Hemming, 1925
  • Colias euxanthe euxanthe f. gynomorpha Berger, 1981
  • Colias euxanthe euxanthe f. lutea Berger, 1981
  • Colias euxanthe coeneni Berger, 1983

Colias euxanthe, the Puna clouded sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae.[2] It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm (Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador).

Subspecies

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  • C. e. euxanthe – [Peru]
  • C. e. alticola Godman & Salvin, 1891 – [Ecuador]
  • C. e. hermina (Butler, 1871) – [Peru, Bolivia]
  • C. e. stuebeli Reissinger, 1972 – [Peru]
C. euxanthe is in the bottom row, third from the right

References

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  1. ^ Colias euxanthe, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Puna Clouded Sulphur, Learn about Butterflies
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