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{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| image = Colias electo, CramerAndStoll-uitlandsche kapellen vol. 4- pl 351.jpg
| image = African clouded yellow (Colias electo pseudohecate) underside.jpg
| image_caption = <center>♂ upper and underside</center><center>♀ upper and underside</center>
| image_caption = ''C. e. pseudohecate'', [[Ethiopia]]
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| taxon = Colias electo
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
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| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[Centuria Insectorum|1763]]) <ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/colias/index.html ''Colias''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| synonyms = {{hidden begin|title = List}}
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Pieridae]]
| genus = ''[[Colias]]''
| species = '''''C. electo'''''
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| binomial = ''Colias electo''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[Centuria Insectorum|1763]]) <ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/colias/index.html ''Colias''], Site of Markku Savela</ref>
| synonyms =
*''Papilio electo'' <small>Linnaeus, 1763</small>
*''Papilio electo'' <small>Linnaeus, 1763</small>
*''Papilio electra'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
*''Papilio electra'' <small>Linnaeus, 1767</small>
*''Papilio palaeno'' <small>Stoll, 1781</small>
*''Papilio palaeno'' <small>Stoll, 1781</small>
*''Colias aurivillius'' <small>Keferstein, 1883</small>
*''Colias aurivillius'' <small>Keferstein, 1883</small>
*''Colias electo electo f. overlaeti'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo electo'' f. ''overlaeti'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo f. millari'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
*''Colias electo'' f. ''millari'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
*''Colias electo ab. eremna'' <small>Vári, 1976</small>
*''Colias electo'' ab. ''eremna'' <small>Vári, 1976</small>
*''Colias electo electo f. elysium'' <small>Kroon, 1985</small>
*''Colias electo electo'' f. ''elysium'' <small>Kroon, 1985</small>
*''Colias electo electo ab. capensis'' <small>McLeod and McLeod, 2002</small>
*''Colias electo electo'' ab. ''capensis'' <small>McLeod and McLeod, 2002</small>
*''Colias electo electo ab. inconstantis'' <small>McLeod, 2004</small>
*''Colias electo electo'' ab. ''inconstantis'' <small>McLeod, 2004</small>
*''Colias electo electo ab. memorabilis'' <small>McLeod, 2004</small>
*''Colias electo electo'' ab. ''memorabilis'' <small>McLeod, 2004</small>
*''Colias electo electo ab. pallidula'' <small>McLeod, 2004</small>
*''Colias electo electo'' ab. ''pallidula'' <small>McLeod, 2004</small>
*''Colias hecate'' <small>Strecker, 1900</small>
*''Colias hecate'' <small>Strecker, 1900</small>
*''Colias electo hecate f. katangae'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo hecate'' f. ''katangae'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo hecate f. bunda'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo hecate'' f. ''bunda'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo hecate f. elisabethae'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo hecate'' f. ''elisabethae'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo meneliki f. bafanae'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo meneliki'' f. ''bafanae'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo philbyi f. bafanae'' <small>Berger, 1953</small>
*''Colias electo philbyi'' f. ''bafanae'' <small>Berger, 1953</small>
*''Colias electo philbyi f. pauper'' <small>Berger, 1953</small>
*''Colias electo philbyi'' f. ''pauper'' <small>Berger, 1953</small>
*''Colias electo philbyi'' <small>Berger, 1953</small>
*''Colias electo philbyi'' <small>Berger, 1953</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohecate f. licina'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohecate'' f. ''licina'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohecate f. lecerfi'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohecate'' f. ''lecerfi'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohecate f. splendens'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohecate'' f. ''splendens'' <small>Berger, 1940</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohectae ab. dormonti'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small>
*''Colias electo pseudohectae'' ab. ''dormonti'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small>
*''Colias electo f. affricana'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
*''Colias electo'' f. ''affricana'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
*''Colias electo f. ambreana'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
*''Colias electo'' f. ''ambreana'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
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'''''Colias electo''''', the '''African Clouded Yellow''' or '''Lucerne Butterfly''', is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Pieridae]] family. It is found in eastern and southern [[Africa]], as well as [[Arabia]]. The habitat consists of temperate and montane grasslands.<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_coliadinae.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae]</ref>


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'''''Colias electo''''', the '''African clouded yellow''' or '''lucerne butterfly''', is a [[butterfly]] of the family [[Pieridae]]. It is found in eastern and southern [[Africa]], as well as [[Arabia]]. The habitat consists of temperate and montane grasslands.<ref name=ATBUT>{{Cite web |url=http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_coliadinae.doc |title=Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102801/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/pieridae_coliadinae.doc |archive-date=2014-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|35|-|40|mm}} for males and {{convert|32|-|40|mm|abbr=on}} for females. Adults are on the wing throughout the year, with a peak from April to August.<ref>Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.</ref>

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The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|35|-|40|mm}} for males and {{convert|32|-|40|mm|abbr=on}} for females. Adults are on the wing throughout the year, with a peak from April to August.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>


The larvae feed on ''[[Medicago sativa]]'', ''[[Trifolium]]'', ''[[Vicia]]'' and ''[[Robinia pseudoacacia]]''.
The larvae feed on ''[[Medicago sativa]]'', ''[[Trifolium]]'', ''[[Vicia]]'' and ''[[Robinia pseudoacacia]]''.


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
*''Colias electo electo'' (South Africa, southern Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia)
*''C. e. electo'' (South Africa, southern Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia)
*''Colias electo hecate'' <small>Strecker, 1900</small> (Angola, southern Zaire, northern Zambia and north-western Malawi)
*''C. e. hecate'' <small>Strecker, 1900</small> (Angola, southern Zaire, northern Zambia and north-western Malawi)
*''Colias electo pseudohecate'' <small>Berger, 1940</small> (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, eastern Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia and northern Somalia)
*''C. e. pseudohecate'' <small>Berger, 1940</small> (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, eastern Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia and northern Somalia)
*''Colias electo meneliki'' <small>Berger, 1940</small> (central and northern Ethiopia and Eritrea)
*''C. e. meneliki'' <small>Berger, 1940</small> (central and northern Ethiopia and Eritrea)
*''Colias electo philbyi'' <small>Berger, 1953</small> (southern and western Arabia)
*''C. e. philbyi'' <small>Berger, 1953</small> (southern and western Arabia)
*''Colias electo manengoubensis'' <small>Darge, 1968</small> (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)
*''C. e. manengoubensis'' <small>Darge, 1968</small> (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*[http://archive.org/stream/diegrossschmett13seit#page/n53/mode/2up Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 22] ''f''
*[https://archive.org/stream/diegrossschmett13seit#page/n53/mode/2up Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 22] ''f''

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[[Category:Colias|electo]]
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[[Category:Butterflies of Africa]]
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[[Category:Butterflies described in 1763]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]]
[[Category:Butterflies of Asia]]


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[[Category:Colias]]
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[[Category:Butterflies and moths of Africa]]
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[[Category:Animals described in 1763]]


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Latest revision as of 13:10, 6 September 2024

Colias electo
C. e. pseudohecate, Ethiopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. electo
Binomial name
Colias electo
Synonyms
List
  • Papilio electo Linnaeus, 1763
  • Papilio electra Linnaeus, 1767
  • Papilio palaeno Stoll, 1781
  • Colias aurivillius Keferstein, 1883
  • Colias electo electo f. overlaeti Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo f. millari Stoneham, 1957
  • Colias electo ab. eremna Vári, 1976
  • Colias electo electo f. elysium Kroon, 1985
  • Colias electo electo ab. capensis McLeod and McLeod, 2002
  • Colias electo electo ab. inconstantis McLeod, 2004
  • Colias electo electo ab. memorabilis McLeod, 2004
  • Colias electo electo ab. pallidula McLeod, 2004
  • Colias hecate Strecker, 1900
  • Colias electo hecate f. katangae Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo hecate f. bunda Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo hecate f. elisabethae Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo meneliki f. bafanae Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo philbyi f. bafanae Berger, 1953
  • Colias electo philbyi f. pauper Berger, 1953
  • Colias electo philbyi Berger, 1953
  • Colias electo pseudohecate f. licina Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo pseudohecate f. lecerfi Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo pseudohecate f. splendens Berger, 1940
  • Colias electo pseudohectae ab. dormonti Dufrane, 1947
  • Colias electo f. affricana Stoneham, 1957
  • Colias electo f. ambreana Stoneham, 1957

Colias electo, the African clouded yellow or lucerne butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, as well as Arabia. The habitat consists of temperate and montane grasslands.[2]

The wingspan is 35–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) for males and 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) for females. Adults are on the wing throughout the year, with a peak from April to August.[3]

The larvae feed on Medicago sativa, Trifolium, Vicia and Robinia pseudoacacia.

Subspecies

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  • C. e. electo (South Africa, southern Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia)
  • C. e. hecate Strecker, 1900 (Angola, southern Zaire, northern Zambia and north-western Malawi)
  • C. e. pseudohecate Berger, 1940 (Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, eastern Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia and northern Somalia)
  • C. e. meneliki Berger, 1940 (central and northern Ethiopia and Eritrea)
  • C. e. philbyi Berger, 1953 (southern and western Arabia)
  • C. e. manengoubensis Darge, 1968 (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon)

References

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  1. ^ Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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