Colias_occidentalis

<i>Colias occidentalis</i>

Colias occidentalis

Species of butterfly

Colias occidentalis, the western sulphur or golden sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes the Pacific Northwest and parts of British Columbia.[1]

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The flight period is from late May until early July.[1] Its habitats include ocean bluffs, forest openings, mountain slopes, and subalpine meadows.[2]

Its wingspan ranges from 50 millimetres (2.0 in) to 53 millimetres (2.1 in).[1]

Its larvae feed on flowers like the Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., Lathyrus spp., and Thermopsis spp.[1][3]

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically.[3]

  • C. o. chrysomelas H. Edwards, 1877 (California, Oregon)
  • C. o. occidentalis (British Columbia, Washington, Oregon)
  • C. o. sullivani Hammond & McCorkle, 2003 (Oregon)

References

  1. [1]
    Western Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
  2. [2]
    "Colias occidentalis". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. [3]
    Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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