LEPIDOPTERA
PIERIDAE Duponchel,1835
COLIAS Fabricius,1807
Colias sieversi Grum-Grshimailo, 1887
Colias sieversi sieversi Grum-Grshimailo, 1887
• RANGE . Darvaz.
• DISTRIBUTION AND VARIATION. Inhabits the Peter 1 and Khozratishoh mts.
• HABITAT AND BIOLOGY. Gentle foothills at 1,500-2,300 m a.s.l. Flight period: June-July.
• SIMILAR SPECIES. C. alpherakyi: fringes greenish like ground colour; UPS black pattern heavier; FW produced with apex often pointed.
Photo and text: Guide to the BUTTERFLIES OF RUSSIA and adjacent territories Volume 1. PENSOFT, Sofia - Moscow. 1997