Biology:Colias canadensis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Canada sulphur | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. canadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982
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Colias canadensis, the Canada sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. It has only been found from Alaska and Northwest Territories, to northern British Columbia and Alberta.[1]
Flight period is early May to early August.[1] Its habitats include open taiga forests, wet tundra, mountain valleys, and alpine tundra near tree lines.[2]
Wingspan is from 32 to 47 mm.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Canada Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ "Colias canadensis". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117253/Colias_canadensis.
Wikidata ☰ Q2030458 entry
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