Colias felderi
Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colias felderi is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Tibet and China.
| Colias felderi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. felderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Colias felderi Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 [1] | |
Description
Colias felderi is light orange red with a black margin, which is traversed by the yellow veins at the apex of the wing, and with a black middle spot. The hindwing has a yellowish band before the black distal margin. The underside, which has nothing distinctive, is without submarginal spots.
Taxonomy
Originally described as Colias species felderi Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 "in regione Amdo dicta, in montibus ad Sinin". It was accepted as a species by Josef Grieshuber & Gerardo Lamas.[2]
Etymology
The name honours Rudolf Felder.
References
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