Colias euxanthe Felder & Felder, 1865 is a animal in the Pieridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Colias euxanthe Felder & Felder, 1865

Colias euxanthe Felder & Felder, 1865

The Puna clouded sulphur (Colias euxanthe) is a Pieridae butterfly found in the Tropical Andes of northwestern South America.

Family
Genus
Colias
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Colias euxanthe Felder & Felder, 1865

Colias euxanthe, commonly known as the Puna clouded sulphur, is a butterfly species belonging to the Pieridae family. Its scientific name is Colias euxanthe, first described by Felder & Felder in 1865. It occurs in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm, specifically within Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pieridae Colias

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