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Even the palest C. croceus tends to have more black on the upperside, however, in particular on the hindwings. Young caterpillars are yellow-green with a black head. Later they become completely dark green, with a white red-spotted lateral line after the third moult. The pupae are green and have a yellow side stripe. [11]
The butterflies are extremely variable in their colouring and therefore very difficult to distinguish from similar species of the same genus. The wing tops are lemon yellow in color and have a broad black colored outer edge. Around the wing tip, the black also runs towards the leading edge.
Colias palaeno is a Holarctic species, widespread through Asia, Europe and North America. It is present in central and northern Europe from eastern France to the Baltic States and northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and to the eastern Europe, then in eastern Siberia, in the Chukchi Peninsula, in Japan and in northern areas of North America.
Coliadinae, the sulphurs or yellows, are a subfamily of butterflies with about 300 described species. There are 36 species in North America, where they range from Mexico to northern Canada . In most species, males are easily distinguished from females.
Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, 1850 – Greek clouded butterfly or dawn clouded yellow; Colias baeckeri Kotzsch, 1930; Colias behrii W. H. Edwards, 1866 – Behr's sulphur or Sierra green sulfur; Colias berylla Fawcett, 1904 – Everest clouded yellow; Colias canadensis Ferris, 1982 – Canada sulphur; Colias caucasica Staudinger, 1871 ...
Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States, [3] ranging north to southern Ontario, Canada, [4] and is common in many different habitats.
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Papilio zelicaon, the anise swallowtail, is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. Both the upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, giving the butterfly an overall yellow appearance.