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  2. Colias hecla
Colias heclaLefèbvre, 1836
  1. Pieridae
  2. Coliadinae
  3. Coliadini
  4. Coliadina
  5. Colias
  6.  hecla
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TL: Greenland   (900 m.)

Habitat

  • Tundra

Similar species

  • Colias aurorina
  • Colias caucasica
  • Colias myrmidone
MU
FU

36-46 mm

MD
FD
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    EnglishHecla Sulphur
    EnglishNorthern Clouded Yellow
    FrançaisAmbré
    NederlandsNoordse luzernevlinder
    NorskMjeltgulvinge
    PolskiSzlaczkoń hekla
    SuomeksiLapinkeltaperhonen
    SvenskaHögnordisk höfjäril
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    EricaceaeVacciniumBilberry
    FabaceaeAstragalus alpinusAlpine Milk-vetch
    FabaceaeHedysarumSweetvetch
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Colias sulitelmaAurivillius, 1890
    Colias groenlandicaLampa, 1893
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies of AmericaA.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Noctuidae of North America
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Adult, underside.

Juha TyllinenNorway, Storfjord

Adult, underside.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Karigasniemi

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland, Karigasniemi
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