Colias electo

Colias electo
	C. e. pseudohecate, Ethiopia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. electo
Binomial name
	Colias electo; (Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
	List Papilio electo Linnaeus, 1763; Papilio electra Linnaeus, 1767; Papilio palaeno Stoll, 1781; Colias aurivillius Keferstein, 1883; Colias electo electo f. overlaeti Berger, 1940; Colias electo f. millari Stoneham, 1957; Colias electo ab. eremna Vári, 1976; Colias electo electo f. elysium Kroon, 1985; Colias electo electo ab. capensis McLeod and McLeod, 2002; Colias electo electo ab. inconstantis McLeod, 2004; Colias electo electo ab. memorabilis McLeod, 2004; Colias electo electo ab. pallidula McLeod, 2004; Colias hecate Strecker, 1900; Colias electo hecate f. katangae Berger, 1940; Colias electo hecate f. bunda Berger, 1940; Colias electo hecate f. elisabethae Berger, 1940; Colias electo meneliki f. bafanae Berger, 1940; Colias electo philbyi f. bafanae Berger, 1953; Colias electo philbyi f. pauper Berger, 1953; Colias electo philbyi Berger, 1953; Colias electo pseudohecate f. licina Berger, 1940; Colias electo pseudohecate f. lecerfi Berger, 1940; Colias electo pseudohecate f. splendens Berger, 1940; Colias electo pseudohectae ab. dormonti Dufrane, 1947; Colias electo f. affricana Stoneham, 1957; Colias electo f. ambreana Stoneham, 1957;

Colias electo, the African clouded yellow or lucerne butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, as well as Arabia. The habitat consists of temperate and montane grasslands.^[2]

The wingspan is 35–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) for males and 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) for females. Adults are on the wing throughout the year, with a peak from April to August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Medicago sativa, Trifolium, Vicia and Robinia pseudoacacia.

Subspecies[]

C. e. electo (South Africa, southern Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia)
C. e. hecate Strecker, 1900 (Angola, southern Zaire, northern Zambia and north-western Malawi)
C. e. pseudohecate Berger, 1940 (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, eastern Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia and northern Somalia)
C. e. meneliki Berger, 1940 (central and northern Ethiopia and Eritrea)
C. e. philbyi Berger, 1953 (southern and western Arabia)
C. e. manengoubensis Darge, 1968 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)

References[]

^ Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 22 f

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[1] Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Colias electo

C. e. pseudohecate, Ethiopia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. electo
Binomial name
*Colias electo* (Linnaeus, 1763) ^[1]
Synonyms
List Papilio electo Linnaeus, 1763 Papilio electra Linnaeus, 1767 Papilio palaeno Stoll, 1781 Colias aurivillius Keferstein, 1883 Colias electo electo f. overlaeti Berger, 1940 Colias electo f. millari Stoneham, 1957 Colias electo ab. eremna Vári, 1976 Colias electo electo f. elysium Kroon, 1985 Colias electo electo ab. capensis McLeod and McLeod, 2002 Colias electo electo ab. inconstantis McLeod, 2004 Colias electo electo ab. memorabilis McLeod, 2004 Colias electo electo ab. pallidula McLeod, 2004 Colias hecate Strecker, 1900 Colias electo hecate f. katangae Berger, 1940 Colias electo hecate f. bunda Berger, 1940 Colias electo hecate f. elisabethae Berger, 1940 Colias electo meneliki f. bafanae Berger, 1940 Colias electo philbyi f. bafanae Berger, 1953 Colias electo philbyi f. pauper Berger, 1953 Colias electo philbyi Berger, 1953 Colias electo pseudohecate f. licina Berger, 1940 Colias electo pseudohecate f. lecerfi Berger, 1940 Colias electo pseudohecate f. splendens Berger, 1940 Colias electo pseudohectae ab. dormonti Dufrane, 1947 Colias electo f. affricana Stoneham, 1957 Colias electo f. ambreana Stoneham, 1957