COLIAS CROCEA
| English name: | Clouded Yellow |
| Norwegian name: | Vandregulvinge |
| Auctor: | (Geoffroy), 1785 |
| Original description: | as Papilio croceus in Fourcroy, Ent. Paris : 200. |
| Syn.: | edusa Fabricius, 1787 nec Fabricius, 1777 |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Paris, France. |
| Subspecies in Norway: | No subspecies have been described of C. crocea. |
| Worldwide distribution: | North Africa, South and Central Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, |
| West Siberia to Kazakhstan. | |
| Distribution in Norway: | C. crocea is not a resident it Norway. Occasional strays have been recorded |
| from South Norway less than 10 times. | |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | croceus = of saffron, reflecting the colour of C. crocea. |
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COLIAS CROCEA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
in coll. |
Remarks | ||
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1 |
63 |
OS |
Sør-Fron |
20-VIII-1877 |
Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen |
ZMO |
male |
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2 |
63 |
OS |
Sør-Fron |
20-VIII-1877 |
Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen |
ZMO |
male |
For further notes, photos and
maps of this species, check out
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Entomological Society/Skogforsk
(text in
Norwegian).
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