Colias wiskotti
Colias wiskotti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kashmir.[1] The habitat consists of xerophytic mountains.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. wiskotti |
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| Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882[1] | |
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It is a highly polymorphous species with a lot of varieties or forms described. Adults are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Acantolimon, Oxytropis, and Onobrychis echidna.[1]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- C. w. wiskotti (western Ghissar)
- C. w. sagina Austaut, 1891 (eastern Ghissar, Darvaz)
- C. w. separata Grum-Grshimailo, 1888 (Alaisky Mountains)
- C. w. aurea Kotzsch, 1937 (western Pamirs)
- C. w. draconis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 (western Tian-Shan)
- C. w. sweadneri Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956 (Afghanistan)
Gallery
C. w. wiskotti male
C. w. wiskotti female
C. w. wiskotti underside
C. w. separata
C. w. draconis male
C. w. draconis female
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colias wiskotti.
- Colias, Site of Markku Savela
- Colias wiskotti, Russian Insects
- Grieshuber, J. & Worthy, B., 2006 A revision of Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882, the available names and the type material, with a note on Colias alpherakii Staudinger, 1882 (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges.96: 43-75, 26 figs.
External links
- Global Butterfly Information System type information
- Global Butterfly Information System wiskotti images (24)
- Global Butterfly Information System wiskotti blanda images
- Global Butterfly Information System wiskotti aurea images
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