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Colias hecla
	Female
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. hecla
Binomial name
	Colias hecla; Lefèbvre, 1836
Synonyms
	Eurymus hecla Dyar, 1903; Colias groenlandica Lampa, 1893;

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Colias hecla, the northern clouded yellow or hecla sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. In Europe, it is found in the northern part of Norway, Sweden and Finland up to heights of 900 m. It is also found in Greenland, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Quebec, Labrador, Manitoba, the Chukot region, eastern Chukotka, and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 36–46 mm. In the female, the black band along the edges of the wings is cut through with numerous yellow “windows”, and not solid, as in the male. The species was described from Greenland, where, besides it, other Colias are not found.

The butterfly flies in June to August depending on the location. It is found in moist tundras.^[1]

The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus frigidus and Astragalus alpinus as well as Trifolium repens. They are also known to feed on Salix arctica where Astragalus are absent.^[2]

Subspecies

C. h. hecla (Greenland)
C. h. glacialis (Alaska and the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Quebec, Labrador)
C. h. hela (Manitoba, Northwest Territories)
C. h. aquilonaris or C. h. orientis (Chukot region, Far East)
C. h. sulitelma (Scandinavia, northwestern Siberia)
C. h. zamolodchikovi (East Chukotka)
C. h. viluiensis Ménétries, 1859 (Transbaikal)

C. h. sulitelma is sometimes treated as a separate species Colias sulitelma. If that is the case, C. h. zamolodchikovi is considered a subspecies of Colias sulitelma, named Colias sulitelma zamolodchikovi.

Furthermore, Colias canadensis is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Colias hecla, named C. h. canadensis.

References

^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
^ MSc thesis, University of Helsinki, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/36981

External links

Colias hecla von J. Fuchs
Colias hecla^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Lepidoptera of Norway
Colias hecla, Russian Insects
State Darwin Museum Darwin Museum type specimen images of subspecies zamolodchikovi.

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[1] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-03-20.

[2] MSc thesis, University of Helsinki, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/36981

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-| name = Colias hecla
+date=May 2023}}
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+| image = Colias hecla f.jpg
 | image_caption = Female
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+| image2 = Colias hecla m.jpg
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-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| taxon = Colias hecla
+| authority = [[Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy|Lefèbvre]], 1836
-| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
-| classis = [[Insect]]a
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-| familia = [[Pieridae]]
-| tribus = [[Coliadini]]
-| genus = ''[[Colias]]''
-| species = '''''C. hecla'''''
-| binomial = ''Colias hecla''
-| binomial_authority = [[Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy|Lefèbvre]], 1836
 | synonyms =
 *''Eurymus hecla'' <small>Dyar, 1903</small>
 *''Colias groenlandica'' <small>Lampa, 1893</small>
 }}
-{{italic title}}
-The '''Northern Clouded Yellow''' or '''Hecla Sulphur''' (''Colias hecla'') is a [[butterfly]] in the [[Pieridae]] family. In [[Europe]], it is found in the northern part of  [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] up to heights of 900 m. It is also found in [[Greenland]], [[Alaska]], the [[Northwest Territories]], [[Yukon]], [[Quebec]], [[Labrador]], [[Manitoba]], the [[Chukot]] region, East [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug|Chukotka]] and the [[Far East]].
+'''''Colias hecla''''', the '''northern clouded yellow''' or '''hecla sulphur''', is a [[butterfly]] in the family [[Pieridae]]. In Europe, it is found in the northern part of  [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] up to heights of 900&nbsp;m. It is also found in [[Greenland]], [[Alaska]], the [[Northwest Territories]], [[Yukon]], [[Quebec]], [[Labrador]], [[Manitoba]], the [[Chukot]] region, eastern [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug|Chukotka]], and the [[Russian Far East]].
-The [[wingspan]] is 36-46 mm. The butterfly flies in June to August depending on the location.
+The [[wingspan]] is 36–46&nbsp;mm. In the female, the black band along the edges of the wings is cut through with numerous yellow “windows”, and not solid, as in the male. The species was described from Greenland, where, besides it, other ''Colias'' are not found.
-The larvae feed on ''[[Astragalus]]'' species, including ''[[Astragalus frigidus]]'' and ''[[Astragalus alpinus]]'' as well as ''[[Trifolium repens]]''.
+The butterfly flies in June to August depending on the location. It is found in moist tundras.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115359/Colias_hecla |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=explorer.natureserve.org}}</ref>
+The larvae feed on ''[[Astragalus (plant)|Astragalus]]'' species, including ''[[Astragalus frigidus]]'' and ''[[Astragalus alpinus]]'' as well as ''[[Trifolium repens]]''. They are also known to feed on ''[[Salix arctica]]'' where ''Astragalus'' are absent.<ref>MSc thesis, University of Helsinki, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/36981</ref>
 ==Subspecies==
-[[Image:Colias hecla sulitelma (Spuler).png|thumb|left|200px|''Colias hecla sulitelma'']]
+[[File:Colias hecla sulitelma (Spuler).png|thumb|left|''C. h. sulitelma'']]
-*''Colias hecla hecla'' (Greenland)
+*''C. h. hecla'' (Greenland)
-*''Colias hecla glacialis'' (Alaska and the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Quebec, Labrador)
+*''C. h. glacialis'' (Alaska and the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Quebec, Labrador)
-*''Colias hecla hela'' (Manitoba, Northwest Territories)
+*''C. h. hela'' (Manitoba, Northwest Territories)
-*''Colias hecla aquilonaris'' or ''Colias hecla orientis'' (Chukot region, Far East)
+*''C. h. aquilonaris'' or ''C. h. orientis'' (Chukot region, Far East)
-*''Colias hecla sulitelma'' (Scandinavia, northwestern Siberia)
+*''C. h. sulitelma'' (Scandinavia, northwestern Siberia)
-*''Colias hecla zamolodchikovi'' (East Chukotka)
+*''C. h. zamolodchikovi'' (East Chukotka)
+*''C. h. [[Colias viluiensis|viluiensis]]'' <small>Ménétries, 1859</small> (Transbaikal)
-''Colias hecla sulitelma'' is sometimes treated as a separate species ''Colias sulitelma''. If that is the case, ''Colias hecla zamolodchikovi'' is considered a subspecies of ''Colias sulitelma'', named ''Colias sulitelma zamolodchikovi''.
+''C. h. sulitelma'' is sometimes treated as a separate species ''Colias sulitelma''. If that is the case, ''C. h. zamolodchikovi'' is considered a subspecies of ''Colias sulitelma'', named ''Colias sulitelma zamolodchikovi''.
-Furthermore, ''[[Colias canadensis]]'' is sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''Colias hecla'', named ''Colias hecla canadensis''.
+Furthermore, ''[[Colias canadensis]]'' is sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''Colias hecla'', named ''C. h. canadensis''.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{Commons category}}
-*[http://www.toyen.uio.no/fagene/zoologi/insekter/norlep/pieridae/hecla.html Lepidoptera of Norway]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121224111629/http://www.actias.de/index.php?page=Attachment&attachmentID=25992 ''Colias hecla'' von J. Fuchs]
-*[http://rusinsects.com/c-hecla.htm Russian Insects]
+*[http://www.toyen.uio.no/fagene/zoologi/insekter/norlep/pieridae/hecla.html ''Colias hecla'']{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Lepidoptera of Norway
+*[http://rusinsects.com/c-hecla.htm ''Colias hecla''], Russian Insects
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090224181252/http://darwin.museum.ru/fonds/but/?pieridae State Darwin Museum] [[State Darwin Museum|Darwin Museum]] [[Holotype|type specimen]] images of subspecies ''zamolodchikovi''.
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-[[Category:Colias]]
+[[Category:Colias|hecla]]
-{{Pieridae-stub}}
+[[Category:Butterflies of Asia]]
+[[Category:Insects of the Arctic]]
+[[Category:Butterflies described in 1836]]
+[[Category:Butterflies of North America]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of Canada]]
+[[Category:Lepidoptera of the United States]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy]]
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