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Pieridae 77a0417 – 4213.3   Colias elis Strecker, 1885

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: elis Strecker, 1885 (Colias); TL: “Kicking Horse Pass, Banff National Park, Alberta” (Kondla 1996). lambillioni Dufrane, 1947 (Colias); TL: “Canada”. Taxonomic Notes: Colias elis Strecker, 1885, formerly a subspecies of 4213 Colias meadii Edwards, 1871, is raised to full species status in Zhang et al. (2022).

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(7): 1-41.

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