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{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{italic title}}{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Colias dimera
| name = Dimera sulphur
| image = ColiasDimeraAC1.jpg
| image = ColiasDimeraAC1.jpg
| image2 =
| image_caption = Dorsal surface (left) and ventral surface (right) of adult male
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Colias dimera
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| authority = [[Edward Doubleday|Doubleday]], 1847<ref name=funet>[https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/colias/index.html ''Colias''], Site of Markku Savela</ref>
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| synonyms =
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
* ''C. erythrogrammus'' <small>Kollar, 1850</small>
| familia = [[Pieridae]]
* ''C. erythrogramma'' <small>Kollar, 1850</small>
| genus = ''[[Colias]]''
| species = '''''C. dimera'''''
* ''C. dimera'' ab. ''semperi'' <small>Strecker, 1873</small>
* ''C. dimera'' ab. ''meridensis'' <small>Neuburger, 1905</small>
| binomial = ''Colias dimera''
* ''C. dimera mariae'' <small>Apolinar, 1914</small>
| binomial_authority = Doubleday, 1847<ref name=funet>[https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/colias/index.html ''Colias''], Site of Markku Savela</ref>
* ''C. dimera'' var. ''fassli'' <small>Apolinar, 1914</small>
| synonyms =
*''Colias erythrogrammus'' <small>Kollar, 1850</small>
* ''C. tolima'' <small>Fassl, 1915</small>
*''Colias erythrogramma'' <small>Kollar, 1850</small>
* ''C. dimera'' f. ''andromorpha'' <small>Fernández, 1928</small>
*''Colias dimera ab. semperi'' <small>Strecker, 1873</small>
* ''C. dimera'' f. ''superba'' <small>Berger, 1937</small>
*''Colias dimera ab. meridensis'' <small>Neuburger, 1905</small>
* ''C. dimera'' f. ''alba'' <small>Berger, 1937</small>
*''Colias dimera mariae'' <small>Apolinar, 1914</small>
* ''C. minuscula'' f. ''peruviensis'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small>
*''Colias dimera var. fassli'' <small>Apolinar, 1914</small>
*''Colias tolima'' <small>Fassl, 1915</small>
*''Colias dimera f. andromorpha'' <small>Fernández, 1928</small>
*''Colias dimera f. superba'' <small>Berger, 1937</small>
*''Colias dimera f. alba'' <small>Berger, 1937</small>
*''Colias minuscula f. peruviensis'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small>
}}
}}
'''''Colias dimera''''', the '''Dimera Sulphur''', is a [[butterfly]] in the [[Pieridae]] family. It is found in [[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[Peru]] and [[Ecuador]].<ref name=funet/>


'''''Colias dimera''''', the '''Dimera sulphur''', is a [[butterfly]] in the family [[Pieridae]]. It is found in the [[Tropical Andes]] subregion of the [[Neotropical realm]] ([[Venezuela]], [[Colombia]], [[Peru]], and [[Ecuador]]).<ref name=funet/> The species was first discovered in Colombia. It is the most abundant butterfly in the interior of Ecuador.
The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|35|-|40|mm|abbr=on}}. There are two female forms: one is similar to the males, while the other is yellowish/greenish white.<ref name=parque>[https://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?ref=64&lang=en Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)]</ref>


The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|35|-|40|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=parque>[https://www.sangay.eu/ficha-principale.php?ref=64&lang=en Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)]</ref>
==References==
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== References ==
[[Category:Colias]]
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Animals described in 1847]]


== External links ==
{{Pieridae-stub}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Colias dimera|''Colias dimera''}}
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Colias dimera|''Colias dimera''}}
* [https://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/colias_dimera_types.htm Butterflies of America] images of [[Type (biology)|types]]



[[nl:Colias dimera]]
[[File:Colias dimera copulating.jpg|thumb|left|''Colias dimera'' copulating]]

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[[Category:Colias|dimera]]
[[Category:Butterflies described in 1847]]
[[Category:Pieridae of South America]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Edward Doubleday]]
[[Category:Lepidoptera of Venezuela]]
[[Category:Lepidoptera of Colombia]]
[[Category:Lepidoptera of Peru]]
[[Category:Lepidoptera of Ecuador]]


{{Pieridae-stub}}

Latest revision as of 13:09, 6 September 2024

Dimera sulphur
Dorsal surface (left) and ventral surface (right) of adult male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. dimera
Binomial name
Colias dimera
Synonyms
  • C. erythrogrammus Kollar, 1850
  • C. erythrogramma Kollar, 1850
  • C. dimera ab. semperi Strecker, 1873
  • C. dimera ab. meridensis Neuburger, 1905
  • C. dimera mariae Apolinar, 1914
  • C. dimera var. fassli Apolinar, 1914
  • C. tolima Fassl, 1915
  • C. dimera f. andromorpha Fernández, 1928
  • C. dimera f. superba Berger, 1937
  • C. dimera f. alba Berger, 1937
  • C. minuscula f. peruviensis Dufrane, 1947

Colias dimera, the Dimera sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador).[1] The species was first discovered in Colombia. It is the most abundant butterfly in the interior of Ecuador.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Colias, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Parque Nacional Sangay (Ecuador)
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Colias dimera copulating