New Colias
Re: New Colias
I am unfamiliar with Western Colias.
Are any of these particularly difficult to find in the field ?
Are any of these particularly difficult to find in the field ?
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Re: New Colias
I've got a few Colias, I have found that they're locally common at times. Last season we spent a few hours near Detroit Lake in OR and
one or two would fly by at a time, seems like there was always one flittering about. Just like real estate, location and timing.
That being said- finding that spot takes some luck in any event,
one or two would fly by at a time, seems like there was always one flittering about. Just like real estate, location and timing.
That being said- finding that spot takes some luck in any event,
Re: New Colias
All of those species are resonably common if you find the right spot at the right time. I've collected all of them at times during only three short trips to the Rockies.
The ones on the right look more like C. christina than C. occidentalis to me.
The ones on the right look more like C. christina than C. occidentalis to me.
Re: New Colias
I've looked at some of my series, and there is a particularly orange form of occidentalis pseudochristina in Idaho, although I only have them from Franklin co. (resplendens is purely a synonym, and another of those ridiculous Hammond & McCorkle names). C. christina sacajawea nearly always has much more yellow basally, so on reflection, it probably is occidentalis.
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