A NEW SPECIES OF COLIAS (LEPIDOPTERA: PIERIDAE) FROM ARCTIC CANADA

Abstract A new species, Colias johanseni , is described. This species has male androconia similar to Colias meadii Edwards, 1871, and many palaearctic, neotropical, and ethiopian species, but the wing pattern is generally similar to that of Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836. Thus far, it has been found on...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Authors: Troubridge, James T., Philip, Kenelm W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Arctic
Canada
Bernard Harbour
Tundra
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent12215-1
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X0003056X
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Summary:Abstract A new species, Colias johanseni , is described. This species has male androconia similar to Colias meadii Edwards, 1871, and many palaearctic, neotropical, and ethiopian species, but the wing pattern is generally similar to that of Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836. Thus far, it has been found only on dry tundra at Bernard Harbour, N.W.T., Canada.

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