Colias thisoa


Colias thisoa is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the mountains of the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, central Asia, southern Siberia, Turkey and Iran. The habitat consists of humid mountain meadows in the forest belt.
The larvae feed on Astragalus species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:
  • Colias thisoa thisoa
  • Colias thisoa strandiana Sheljuzhko, 1935
  • Colias thisoa shakuhensis Sheljuzhko, 1935
  • Colias thisoa aeolides Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
  • Colias thisoa urumtsiensis Verity, 1909
  • Colias thisoa irtyschensis Lukhtanov, 1999
  • Colias thisoa nikolaevi Korshunov, 1998