Colias hyale

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Common Names

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Description

Family Pieridae

'The Pieridae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, most species are found in the tropics. Adults have medium to small wings that are white, yellow, or orange, with some black or red, and many have hidden ultraviolet patterns that are used in courtship . Species with more than one generation usually have distinct seasonal variation in appearance . Adults of all species visit flowers for nectar, and adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs . Males patrol in search of receptive mates, and females lay columnar eggs on leaves, buds, and stems. The majority of caterpillars of North American whites and sulphurs feed on legumes or crucifers (members of the Mustard family ). Typically, temperate species overwinter in the pupal or larval stage , while tropical species overwinter as adults.

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,658 meters (0 to 8,720 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Colias

There are approximately 916 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. acuminata · C. adoratrix · C. aegra · C. aeolides · C. aequilonaris · C. aestiva · C. aestivalis · C. afghana · C. afghanipolo · C. africana · C. agnes · C. aias · C. alba · C. alberta · C. albescens · C. albicans · C. albida · C. albidior · C. albinotica · C. albissima · C. alboradiata · C. alexandra (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur Butterfly) · C. alexandra alexandra (Queen Alexandra's Sulphur Butterfly) · C. alexandra columbiensis · C. alexandra edwardsii · C. alexandrina · C. alfacariensis (Berger's Clouded Yellow) · C. alisaka · C. almeidai · C. alpherakyi · C. alpina · C. alpiumnitida · C. alta · C. altaica · C. alticola · C. altotineensis · C. ambreana · C. amdensis · C. amethystina · C. amicans · C. amorphae · C. amphidusa · C. anastigma · C. andina · C. androconiata · C. androides · C. angustimarginata · C. angustimargo · C. anna · C. antarctica · C. antehyale · C. anteubercalida · C. anthyale · C. anticopupillata · C. antihygiaea · C. aphrodite · C. apicata · C. appendiculata · C. aquilo · C. aquilonaris · C. arctica · C. arena · C. argentea · C. argyphea · C. ariadne · C. arida · C. astraea · C. atava · C. atavista · C. atrofasciata · C. aubuissoni · C. audre · C. aufderheidei · C. aurantiaca · C. aurantiacoalba · C. aurantiacoflava · C. aurantiacomaculata · C. aurantiacopunctata · C. aurea · C. aureomarginata · C. auricoma · C. auriflua · C. auritheme · C. aurivillius · C. aurora · C. aurorina (Dawn Clouded Yellow Butterfly) · C. aurorina aurorina (Dawn Clouded Yellow Butterfly) · C. aurorina daghestanica · C. aurorina heldreichi · C. australis · C. autumnalis · C. avinoffi · C. baeckeri · C. bafanae · C. baffinensis · C. bahri · C. balcanica · C. bang-haasi · C. barbara · C. basisuffusa

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 26, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
• LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
• The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 26, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
• European Environment Agency: EUNIS
• GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
• GBIF-Sweden: Lepidoptera (Observations)
• GBIF-Sweden: Lepidoptera (Specimens NRM)
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn
• Institute of Environmental Sciences UJ: Lepidoptera of Cracow City
• Institute of Nature Conservation PAS: Bumblebees, cuckoobees and butterflies
• Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun: The Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Poland
• SysTax
• SysTax: Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology: Lepidoptera collection of Hannu Saarenmaa
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology: Lepidopterological Society of Finland

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2967864
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-175015.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14059424
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 633485

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=15&sci=Pieridae&com=Whites and Sulphurs [back]
2. Mean = 388.100 meters (1,273.294 feet), Standard Deviation = 374.590 based on 2,008 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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