Colias wiskotti

Colias wiskotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. wiskotti
Binomial name
Colias wiskotti
Synonyms
  • Colias leuca Staudinger, 1882
  • Colias palaenoides Verity, 1909
  • Colias leucotheme Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
  • Colias wiskotti var. aurantiaca Staudinger, [1892]
  • Colias draconis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

Colias wiskotti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kashmir. The habitat consists of xerophytic mountains.

It is a highly polymorphous species with a lot of varieties or forms described. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Acantolimon, Oxytropis, and Onobrychis echidna.

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