Colias lesbia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Specimens from south Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina differ so little that they cannot be separated. This form is in the male dark orange yellow, specimens with violet reflections are not rare; the black-brown distal margin is not sharply defined proximally. The under surface with the exception of the reddish middle of the forewing is vivid yellow with the usual Colias marking. The ground colour of the upper surface in the females is very variable: orange yellow, yellow, yellowish or white with grey dusting; greenish-grey specimens also occur.
Flies from November to January.
It was accepted as a species by Josef Grieshuber and Gerardo Lamas.[2]
Charles Darwin observed a large swarm of these butterflies in Patagonia.
Colias lesbia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Colias lesbia is een vlindersoort uit de familie van de Pieridae (witjes), onderfamilie Coliadinae.
Colias lesbia werd in 1775 beschreven door Fabricius.[1]
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Colias lesbia é uma borboleta da família Pieridae. Ela é encontrada na eco-zona Neotropical.
Foi aceite como uma espécie por Josef Grieshuber e Gerardo Lamas.[2]
Charles Darwin observou um grande enxame dessas borboletas na Patagônia.
Colias lesbia é uma borboleta da família Pieridae. Ela é encontrada na eco-zona Neotropical.