Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra alexandra) On mud in meadow near conifers, Florissant, Teller Co., CO 7 July 2016 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra alexandra) Open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO 6 July 2016 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra alexandra) Meadow near conifers, Florissant, Teller Co., CO 7 July 2016 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra alexandra) Near open coniferous forest, Florissant, Teller Co., CO 12 July 2016 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii or C. edwardsii edwardsii) Mountain Creek, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015 The 2015 Pelham Catalog treats the Colias entities known as edwardsii and astraea as subspecies of C. alexandra. Other authorities consider C. edwardsii to be a full species. Under that latter scenario in Montana, the nominate C. edwardsii edwardsii flies mostly west of the continental divide while C. edwardsii astraea flies mostly east of the divide (S. Kohler, pers. comm.). Note the edwardsii complex has a darker/greener VHW than alexandra/pseudocolumbiensis. |
#2264 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Lemhi Pass, MT 20 July 2014 |
#8034 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 27 June 2015 |
#7976 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 27 June 2015 |
#7382 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula CO., MT 15 June 2015 |
#8559 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 1 July 2015 |
#8859 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2015 |
#8601 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 1 July 2015 |
#9216 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 4 July 2015 |
#9599 Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Rattlesnake Rec Area, Missoula Co., MT 9 July 2015 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Morrell Lookout, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Mountain Creek, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015 |
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Mountain Creek, Powell Co., MT 14 July 2015 |
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