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Pieridae
77a0409 – 4215   Colias boothii Curtis, 1835
Distribution Data for Colias boothii
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Synonymy:
  • boothii Curtis 1835 (Colias)
  • ssp. a. boothii Curtis 1835 (Colias)
  • tyche of authors not Böber 1812 (Colias)
  • werdandi of authors not Zetterstedt 1839 (Colias)
  • chione Curtis 1835 (Colias)
  • ssp. b. canadensis Ferris 1982 (Colias) - MONA 1983: 4214.1
  • flavaurantia Hammond & McCorkle 2017 (Colias)
  • kaija Hammond & McCorkle 2017 (Colias)
  • lydia Hammond & McCorkle 2017 (Colias)
  • ssp. c. thula Hovanitz 1955 (Colias)
  • ssp. d. kolosovae Churkin, Grieshuber, Bogdanov & Zamolodchikov 2001 (Colias)
  • olga Churkin, Grieshuber, Bogdanov & Zamolodchikov 2001 (Colias)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Colias boothii Curtis, 1835, previously treated as a synonym of Colias tyche Böber, 1812 in Layberry et al. (1998), is returned to full species status in Hammond & McCorkle (2017) with [4214.1] canadensis Ferris, thula Hovanitz, kolosovae Churkin, Grieshuber, Bogdanov & Zamolodchikov as a subspecies.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hammond, P. C. & D.N. McCorkle, 2017. Taxonomy, ecology, and evolutionary theory of the genus Colias (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Coliadinae). Published by the authors, Corvallis, Oregon, 265 pp..
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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