LEPIDOPTERA
PIERIDAE Duponchel,1835
COLIAS Fabricius,1807
Colias marcopolo Grum-Grshimailo, 1888
Colias marcopolo marcopolo Grum-Grshimailo, 1888
• RANGE . The Pamirs, the Hindu Kush, the Himalaya.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. The Pamirs - the nominate subspecies.
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Alpine meadows with poor vegetation, sometimes stony slopes, at 3,600-5,000 m a.s.l. Host plants: Astragalus spp.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997
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