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Pieridae 77a0423 – 4209.1   Colias eriphyle Edwards, 1876

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fabaceae.  Host genera: Astragalus Hedysarum Lathyrus Lupinus Medicago Melilotus Sphaerophysa Thermopsis Trifolium Vicia.  Notes: feeds on many other legumes (Kingsley 1998).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: eriphyle Edwards, 1876 (Colias) - MONA 1983: [NEW] autumnalis Cockerell, 1888 (Colias) hagenii Edwards, [1884] (Colias) kootenai Cockle, 1910 (Colias) laurae (Chermock, 1929) (Eurymus) minor Dufrane, 1947 (Colias) nigricosta (Chermock, 1929) (Eurymus) Taxonomic Notes: Colias eriphyle Edwards, 1876, previously treated as a subspecies of 4209 Colias philodice Godart, 1819, is recognized as a full species in Pollock et al. (1998) and Wheat & Watt (2008).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

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