| Colias hecla | Lefèbvre, 1836 |
TL: Greenland (900 m.)
Habitat
- Tundra
Similar species
36-46 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishHecla Sulphur
EnglishNorthern Clouded Yellow
FrançaisAmbré
NederlandsNoordse luzernevlinder
NorskMjeltgulvinge
PolskiSzlaczkoń hekla
SuomeksiLapinkeltaperhonen
SvenskaHögnordisk höfjäril
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Ericaceae Vaccinium Bilberry Fabaceae Astragalus alpinus Alpine Milk-vetch Fabaceae Hedysarum Sweetvetch Fabaceae Medicago sativa Alfalfa
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Colias sulitelma Aurivillius, 1890 Colias groenlandica Lampa, 1893
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
Lepiforum e. V.
Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger
Noctuidae of North America
North American Moth Photographers Group
Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson
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