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Scientific Name
Colias philodice
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Colias philodice Godart, 1819
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Common Sulphur
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Papilionoidea |
| Family | Pieridae |
| Subfamily | Coliadinae |
| Genus | Colias |
| Species | Colias philodice |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Tags
-
Adjacent
Kaibab National Forest
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
No early records. Hannawacker 2015
Abundance
Geographic Regions Tags
-
South Rim
This is a difficult species to distinguish from the more common Colias eurytheme. The white- female collected above was associated with the fast, low flying yellow males. This species seems more attracted to open pasture where it is found south of the South Rim Grand Canyon. Hannawacker 2015
Visitor Experience Tags
- Butterfly/ Moth
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
10/4/2016 10:55:14 AM
Last Modified By
MTerwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
1/9/2017 3:45:53 PM
Notes
Hannawacker, Robb 2015 Report on Grand Canyon Butterflies, Grand Canyon National Park
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