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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Colias alfacariensis
Colias alfacariensisRibbe, 1905
  1. Pieridae
  2. Coliadinae
  3. Coliadini
  4. Coliadina
  5. Colias
  6.  alfacariensis
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TL: Spain, Andalusia, Sierra de Alfacar   (2400 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Rocky slopes
  • Steppes
  • Sunny slopes

Similar species

  • Colias chrysotheme
  • Colias croceus
  • Colias erate
  • Colias hyale
  • Colias palaeno
  • Colias phicomone
MU
FU

42-45 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianՀարավային դեղնաթիթեռ
    CatalàSafranera pàl·lida
    ČeskyŽluťásek jižní
    DanskSydlig høsommerfugl
    DeutschHufeisenklee-Gelbling
    DeutschSüdliche Heufalter
    EnglishBerger's Clouded Yellow
    EspañolColias de Berger
    FrançaisFluoré
    HrvatskiZlatni poštar
    LietuviųPietinis dirvinis gelsvys
    MagyarDéli kéneslepke
    NederlandsZuidelijke luzernevlinder
    PolskiSzlaczkoń południowiec
    ShqipVerdhoshja e turbulit e Bergerit
    SlovenčinaŽltáčik podkovkový
    SlovenščinaZlata osmica
    SrpskiBrdski žutać
    SuomeksiLounaankeltaperhonen
    SvenskaSydlig ljusgul höfjäril
    TürkçeGüzel Azamet
    ΕλληνικάΘειούχο πιερίδα
    РусскийЖелтушка южная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalus monspessulanus
    FabaceaeDorycnopsis gerardii
    FabaceaeHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe Vetch
    FabaceaeHippocrepis emerusScorpion senna
    FabaceaeHippocrepis scorpioides
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Colias sareptensisStaudinger, 1871
    Colias australisVérity, 1919
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Female, underside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Male, underside.

Jean MichelFrance, Montagne de Lure

Adult, underside.

Daniel Garcia GonzalezSpain, Villajoyosa

Male, underside.

Heiner ZieglerSwitzerland, Calanda

Adult, underside.

Clive BurrowsSpain

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczRomania, Colţeşti

Larva.

Lucia BenešováSlovakia, Podunajské Biskupice

Larva.

Piotr GlacPoland, Szczawnica

Larva.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Larvae.

Ľubomír VíťazSlovakia, Nové Mesto nad Váhom

Larva.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Larva.

Isidro MartínezSpain

Pupa.

Piotr GlacPoland, Szczawnica

Pupa.

Piotr GlacPoland, Szczawnica

Pupa.

Kimmo Silvonen †United Kingdom, Chandlers Ford

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Jablonov nad Turňou

Egg.

Lucia BenešováSlovakia, Podunajské Biskupice

Eggs.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta
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