Colias wiskotti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Colias |
Species: | C. wiskotti |
Binomial name | |
Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882[1] |
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Colias wiskotti is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tadzikhistan, Kashmir.[1] The habitat consists of xerophytic mountains.[2]
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]
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]