COLIAS PALAENO
| English name: | UK: Moorland Clouded Yellow. US: Palaeno Sulphur. |
| Norwegian name: | Myrgulvinge |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1761) |
| Original description: | as Papilio Danaus palaeno in Fauna Svecica (Edn. 2): 272. |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Uppsala, Sweden. |
| Worldwide distribution: | North and Central Europe, through Russia and Mongolia |
| to Korea and Japan, North America. | |
| Subspecies in Norway: | C. p. palaeno, C. p. synonyma, C. p. lapponica. |
| Recognized subspecies: | C.p.palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) - South Scandinavia, east to Caucasus, |
| Siberia, Altai and Sayan Mts. | |
| C.p.synonyma Bryk, 1923 - Central Scandinavia | |
| C.p.lapponica Staudinger, 1871 - Arctic Scandinavia, Kola. | |
| C.p.europome (Esper, 1777) - Europe south of the Alps, Hochmooren Oberösterreichs, Hungary | |
| C.p.europomene Ochsenheimer, 1816 - The Alps | |
| C.p.arctica Nordström, 1927 - Siberia | |
| C.p.orientalis Staudinger, 1892 - Russian Pacific Coast, Kamchatka, Transbaikalia, Amur, Mongolia, NE China. | |
| C.p.aias Fruhstorfer, 1903 - Ussuri | |
| C.p.sachalinensis Matsumura, 1919 - Sakhalin Is. | |
| C.p.subitani Esaki - Japan; Honshu Is. | |
| C.p.poktussani O.Bang-Haas - North Korea | |
| C.p.chippewa W.H.Edwards, 1872 - Alaska, N and NW Canada |
C. palaeno palaeno | |
| Auctor: | (Linnaeus, 1761) |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Original description: | as Papilio Danaus palaeno in Fauna Svecica (Edn. 2): 272. |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Uppsala, Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | Southern and Southeastern Norway. |
| Notes: | Distribution between the three subspecies in Norway is not clear. |
| The three subspecies are not well defined, and further research on their relationship is needed. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | The name palaeno may be a form of Palaemon (Felix, 1995). |
| Eliasson, Ryrholm & Gärdenfors suggest the name palaeno to come from Celaeno (Greek), name of one of Danaus' daughters.. |
C. palaeno synonyma | |
| Auctor: | Bryk, 1923 |
| Original description: | - - - |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | - - - |
| Distribution in Norway: | Mountains of South Norway, incl. Jotunheimen. |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | synonyma = like, of like meaning. |
C. palaeno lapponica | |
| Auctor: | Staudinger, 1871 |
| Original description: | palaeno var. lapponica in Cat. Lep. eur. Faun. :6. |
| Syn.: | - - - |
| Type locality of subspecies: | Abisko, Sweden. |
| Distribution in Norway: | North Norway; N Nordland and Finnmark fylke. |
| Notes: | - - - |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | lapponica = of Lapland. |
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COLIAS PALAENO PALAENO |
|
Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 27 | BØ | Øvre Eiker | 01-JUL-2000 | m |
| 2 | 35 | BØ | Modum | 12-JUL-2000 | f |
| 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
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COLIAS PALAENO PALAENO - males |
|
Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 58 | SFY | Førde | 12-VII-1906 | Emil Barca | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 61 | ON | Lom | 19-VII-1915 | ex. coll. Johan Rygge | ZMO | m |
| 3 | 41 | HOI | Voss | 15-VIII-1908 | Nils Grønlien | ZMO | m |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
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COLIAS PALAENO PALAENO - males |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 37 | HES | Sør-Odal | 26-VI-1885 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 47 | HES | Grue | 14-VII-1848 | Johan Heinrich Spalckh. Siebke | ZMO | m |
| 3 | 29 | AK | Aurskog-Høland | VI-1946 | Magne Opheim | ZMO | m |
| 4 | 27 | TEI | Notodden | 30-VI-1976 | Geir E. E. Søli | ZMO | m |
| 5 | 35 | BV | Rollag | 26-VI-1981 | Roy A. Lanto | ZMO | m |
| 6 | 43 | BV | Hol | 02-VII-1912 | Karl Haanshus | ZMO | m |
| 7 | 28 | BØ | Modum | 17-VI-1885 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 8 | 36 | AK | Oslo | 05-VII-1885 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 9 | 20 | Ø | Rakkestad | 16-VI-1989 | Per Tangen | ZMO | m |
| 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
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COLIAS PALAENO PALAENO - females |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 16 | AAI | Bykle | 24-VII-1920 | Karl Haanshus | ZMO | f |
| 2 | 16 | AAI | Bukle | 24-VII-1920 | Karl Haanshus | ZMO | f |
| 3 | 85 | MRI | Sunndal | 07-1942 | Magne Opheim | ZMO | f |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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COLIAS PALAENO PALAENO - females |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 27 | TEI | Notodden | 30-VI-1978 | Geir E. E. Søli | ZMO | f |
| 2 | 17 | TEI | Kviteseid | 04-VII-1915 | ZMO | f | |
| 3 | 18 | TEY | Siljan | 02-VII-1977 | Geir E. E. Søli | ZMO | f - ventral view |
| 4 | 28 | BØ | Modum | 25-VI-1876 | Hans Jacob Sparre Schneider | ZMO | f |
| 5 | 25 | BV | Rollag | 11-VI-1980 | Bjørn Arve Sagvolden | ZMO | f |
| 6 | 28 | BØ | Modum | Lauritz Martin Esmark | ZMO | f |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | |
| 6 | 7 |
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COLIAS PALAENO SYNONYMA - males |
|
Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 15-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 15-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m |
| 3 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 15-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m - ventral view |
| 4 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 19-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m |
| 5 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 19-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m |
| 6 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 10-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m |
| 7 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 15-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | m |
| 1 | 2 |
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COLIAS PALAENO SYNONYMA - females |
|
Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 79 | STI | Oppdal | 15-VII-1948 | Nils Knaben | ZMO | f |
| 2 | 71 | ON | Dovre | Johan Heinrich Spalckh. Siebke | ZMO | f |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
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COLIAS PALAENO LAPPONICA - males |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 154 | TRI | Målselv | 04-VII-1883 | Hans Jacob Sparre Schneider | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 116 | NSI | Hatfjelldal | 26-VII-1889 | ZMO | m | |
| 3 | 154 | TRI | Målselv | 29-VI-1930 | Fritz Jensen | ZMO | m |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
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COLIAS PALAENO LAPPONICA - males |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Legit |
In coll. |
Remarks | ||
| 1 | 167 | FI | Karasjok | 28-VII-1879 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 2 | 167 | FI | Karasjok | 28-VII-1879 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 3 | 167 | FI | Karasjok | 24-VII-1879 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 4 | 167 | FI | Karasjok | 28-VII-1879 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 5 | 167 | FI | Karasjok | 25-VII-1879 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m |
| 6 | 167 | FI | Karasjok | 24-VII-1879 | Wilhelm Maribo Schøyen | ZMO | m - ventral view |
For further notes, photos and
maps of this species, check out
the Lepidoptera homepage of the Zoological Museum of
Oslo/Norwegian Entomological Society/Skogforsk
(text
in Norwegian).
Butterflies of Norway | Systematic
list of the Norwegian butterflies |
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