Colias behrii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. behrii |
Binomial name | |
Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866[1] |
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Colias behrii, the Behr's Sulphur or Sierra Green Sulfur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is endemic to California's Sierra Nevada from Tuolumne County south to Tulare County.[2]
The wingspan is 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). The upper surface of the males is dull green with a dark border and with a pale hindwing cell spot. Females are greenish-yellow with a dark diffuse border. The underside of both sexes is green. Adults are on wing from July to August.. They feed on flower nectar.[2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species and Gentiana newberryi.[2]