Colias thisoa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. thisoa |
Binomial name | |
Colias thisoa Ménétriés, 1832[1] |
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Colias thisoa is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the mountains of the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, central Asia, southern Siberia, Turkey and Iran. The habitat consists of humid mountain meadows in the forest belt.[2]
The larvae feed on Astragalus species.[1]
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]