Colias acuminata

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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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Family: Pieridae () - Whites and Yellows
        Subfamily: Coliadinae ()
        Genus: Colias ()
        Specific name: acuminata - Verity 1909
        Scientific name: - Colias acuminata Verity 1909

Notes

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

Similar Species

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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

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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 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 05, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 05, 2007:

Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7700767
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-174673.0
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1581050

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=15&sci=Pieridae&com=Whites and Sulphurs [back]