Colias christophi
| Colias christophi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. christophi |
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| Colias christophi Grum-Grshimailo, 1885 [1] | |
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Colias christophi is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in Kirghizia and Tadzhikistan.
Description
Colias christophi has quite an exceptional aspect among Colias, the costal basal area having a peculiar reddish brown colour, and the submarginal spots of the forewing being extraordinarily large and almost white, forming a continuous band which is traversed by the narrowly black veins. The hindwing is dark, feebly greenish with white middle spot and a band of white submarginal spots. The underside is grey-green, with black middle spot on the forewing and a white one on the hindwing. The female differs only in the somewhat larger light submarginal spots on both wings.
Subspecies
- C. c. christophi Kirghizia
- C. c. kali Korb, 1999 Tadzhikistan
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