Colias pelidne, the pelidne sulphur or blueberry sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes British Columbia across Canada as far east as Newfoundland and south to Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.Pelidne Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada
Flight period is from late June until early August. It inhabits tundra and mountains at altitudes of .
Wingspan is from 33 to 44 mm.
Larvae feed on Vaccinium spp. and Gaultheria humifusa.Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Adults feed on flower nectar.
Subspecies Listed alphabetically. C. c. pelidne C. p. skinneri Barnes, 1897 C. p. minisni Bean, 1895 forma? accepted as a species by Josef Grieshuber & Gerardo Lamas
References
External links Butterflies of America C. pelidne skinneri images Butterflies of America C. pelidne pelidne images