| 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 | |
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Eurymus alexandra Dyar, 1903 |
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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]