Colias wiskotti is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kashmir. The habitat consists of xerophytic mountains.
It is a highly polymorphous species with a lot of varieties or forms described. Adults are on wing from June to August.Colias wiskotti, Russian Insects
The larvae feed on Acantolimon, Oxytropis, and Onobrychis echidna.
Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised: C. w. wiskotti (western Ghissar) C. w. sagina Austaut, 1891 (eastern Ghissar, Darvaz) C. w. separata Grum-Grshimailo, 1888 (Alaisky Mountains) C. w. aurea Kotzsch, 1937 (western Pamirs) C. w. draconis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891 (western Tian-Shan) C. w. sweadneri Clench & Shoumatoff, 1956 (Afghanistan)
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References
Grieshuber, J. & Worthy, B., 2006 A revision of Colias wiskotti Staudinger, 1882, the available names and the type material, with a note on Colias alpherakii Staudinger, 1882 (Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges.96: 43-75, 26 figs.
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