Colias meadii
| Mead's Sulphur | |
|---|---|
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| e nominate f ssp. elis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. meadii |
| Binomial name | |
| Colias meadii W.H. Edwards, 1871 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii) is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the USA.[1][2]
Flight period is from July to August.[1]
Wingspan is from 35 to 44 mm.[1]
Larvae feed on Trifolium spp. Astragalus alpinus, Oxytropis deflexa, and Vicia americana.[1][2]
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[2]
- C. m. elis Strecker, 1885 (Alberta, British Columbia)
- C. m. lemhiensis Curtis & Ferris, 1985 (Idaho, Montana)
- C. m. meadii (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana)