Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847 is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847

Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847

The Dimera sulphur (Colias dimera) is a common Pieridae butterfly found in the Neotropical realm’s Tropical Andes.

Family
Genus
Colias
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Colias dimera Doubleday, 1847

Colias dimera, commonly known as the Dimera sulphur, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Pieridae. This species is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm, with confirmed presence in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. The first recorded discovery of Colias dimera took place in Colombia. Within the interior of Ecuador, Colias dimera is the most abundant butterfly species. The wingspan of adult Colias dimera ranges from 35 to 40 millimeters, or 1.4 to 1.6 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Colias

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