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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Colias erate
Colias erate(Esper, 1805)
  1. Pieridae
  2. Coliadinae
  3. Coliadini
  4. Coliadina
  5. Colias
  6.  erate
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TL: South Russia   (4200 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fields
  • Steppes

Similar species

  • Colias alfacariensis
  • Colias croceus
  • Colias hyale
  • Colias palaeno
MU
FU

38-52 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԷրաթե դեղնաթիթեռ
    ČeskyŽluťásek tolicový
    DeutschÖstlicher Gelbling
    EnglishEastern Pale Clouded Yellow
    FrançaisCitrin
    HrvatskiLimunasti poštar
    MagyarKeleti kéneslepke
    NederlandsOostelijke luzernevlinder
    PolskiSzlaczkoń erate
    SlovenčinaŽltáčik lucernový
    SrpskiStepski žutać
    TürkçeDođu Azameti
    ΕλληνικάΑνατολική θειούχο πιερίδα
    РусскийЖелтушка степная
    中文斑缘豆粉蝶
    日本語モンキチョウ
    한국어노랑나비
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeLotusTrefoil
    FabaceaeMedicagoMedick
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaeOnobrychisSainfoin
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Adult, upperside.

Josef DvořákCzech Republic

Female, underside.

Takashi KumonJapan

Male, underside.

Heiner ZieglerIndia, Ladakh

Male, underside.

Albert LauChina, 香港

Female, underside.

Albert LauChina, 香港

Copulating pair.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Kurdějov

Egg.

Heiner ZieglerIndia, Ladakh
Extinct
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