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Colias regia regia Grum-Grshimailo, 1887

Colias regia

• TYPE LOCALITY. "Aram-Kungei" [Zaalaisky Mts., Kirghizia].
• RANGE . Alai, Tian-Shan.
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Mountain meadows at 3,000-3,700 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.

Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997