Queen Alexandra's Sulphur | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. alexandra |
Binomial name | |
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863 |
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Synonyms | |
Eurymus alexandra Dyar, 1903 |
The Queen Alexandra's Sulphur, Alexandra Sulphur, or Ultraviolet Sulfur (Colias alexandra) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes Alaska to the Northwest Territories and south to Arizona and New Mexico.[1]
Flight period is from mid May until August.[1]
Wingspan is from 38 to 57 mm.[1]
Larvae feed on Thermopsis, Astragalus, Lathyrus, Oxytropis, and Lupinus spp.[1][2]
Listed alphabetically.[2]