Pelidne sulphur | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. pelidne
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Binomial name | |
Colias pelidne | |
Synonyms | |
Eurymus pelidne Dyar, 1903 |
Colias pelidne, the pelidne sulphur or blueberry sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes British Columbia across Canada as far east as Newfoundland and south to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.[1]
Flight period is from late June until early August.[1] It inhabits tundra and mountains at altitudes of 6,000–11,500 feet (1,800–3,500 m).[2]
Wingspan is from 33 to 44 mm.[1]
Larvae feed on Vaccinium spp. and Gaultheria humifusa.[1][3] Adults feed on flower nectar.[2]
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