Colias dimera

Dimera sulphur
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Subfamily:	Colinadinae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. dimera
Binomial name
Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847
Synonyms
Colias erythrogrammus Kollar, 1850 Colias erythrogramma Kollar, 1850 Colias dimera ab. semperi Strecker, 1873 Colias dimera ab. meridensis Neuburger, 1905 Colias dimera mariae Apolinar, 1914 Colias dimera var. fassli Apolinar, 1914 Colias tolima Fassl, 1915 Colias dimera f. andromorpha Fernández, 1928 Colias dimera f. superba Berger, 1937 Colias dimera f. alba Berger, 1937 Colias minuscula f. peruviensis Dufrane, 1947

Colias dimera, the dimera sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical ecozone (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador). The species was first discovered in Colombia. It is the most abundant butterfly in the interior of Ecuador.

Colias dimera copulating

The wingspan is 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in). There are two female forms: one is similar to the males, while the other is yellowish/greenish white.

External links

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