Biology:Colias sagartia
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Colias sagartia | |
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| female. dorsal side; scalebar=1 cm | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | C. sagartia
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| Binomial name | |
| Colias sagartia Lederer, 1869[1]
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Colias sagartia is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in the Elburz mountains in northern Iran and the mountains of north-western Iran.
The wingspan is 48–54 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acantholimon and Astragalus species.
Gallery
Male
Female
Underside of the wings
References
Wikidata ☰ Q150858 entry
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