LEPIDOPTERA
PIERIDAE Duponchel,1835
COLIAS Fabricius,1807
Colias chippewa Edwards, 1872
Colias chippewa gomojunovae Korshunov, 1996
• RANGE . Tundras of the Far East, Chukot Region and N. America.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Chukot and Magadan regions -ssp. gomojunovae Korshunov, 1996.
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Lowland and mountain tundras. Flight period: June-July. Host plant (Scott, 1986); Vaccinium uliginosum.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. C. palaeno: larger; UPS dark border wider, reaching the vein Cu2 on HW; genitalia different.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
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