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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://lepidoptera.eu/species/3838 Lepidoptera Mundi] by Christopher Jonko
* [http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=environment:species:invertebrate&id=15 UK species]
* [http://rusinsects.com/c-chrys.htm Russian insects]
* [http://rusinsects.com/c-chrys.htm Russian insects]
* [http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=environment:species:invertebrate&id=15 UK species]
* [http://www.fotohanc.wz.cz/Fotogalerie/Mot%C3%BDli%20%28Lepidoptera%29%20-%20Butterflies/B%C4%9Bl%C3%A1skovit%C3%AD%20%28Pieridae%29%20-%20Whites/slides/Colias_chrysotheme_7665a.html]


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Revision as of 14:07, 12 April 2018

Lesser clouded yellow
Above male, below female
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C. chrysotheme
Binomial name
Colias chrysotheme
Esper, 1781

Colias chrysotheme, the lesser clouded yellow, is a small butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae. It favors flowered meadows, sparse forests and plains, at altitudes below 2,000 m. The female is white, with a tinge of yellow green. The male is pale yellow on the upper wing, and the edges are black or dark gray with a reddish fringe.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:

  • Colias chrysotheme chrysotheme (Esper, 1781)
  • Colias chrysotheme audre (Hemming, 1833)
  • Colias chrysotheme elena (Gorbunov, 1995)