Male

Female

las dos formas de la hembra, la forma blanca se llama f. semperi

 

wingspan : 35/40 mm


Colias dimera flies up in the Andes from Venezuela to Peru (Verhulst 2000). it can be common at elevations of 2500/3500 meters and more.


in the Park we saw it near the Tungurahua volcano, along the Riobamba/Ambato road and in the upper valley of rio Paute.


there are two forms for the female: one very similar to the male, the other one a yellowish/greenish white.

Colias dimera cerca de Mocha, 3200 m
Colias dimera, Urbina, 3500 m
Colias dimera, hembra f. semperi, Urbina, 3500 m
Colias dimera a Runtun, 2600 m
Colias dimera a Runtun, 2600 m
Colias dimera, Urbina, 3500 m
Colias dimera, hembra f. semperi cerca de Mocha, 3200 m
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