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Colias aurorina
	Colias aurorina spp. transcaspica female dorsal side
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. aurorina
Binomial name
	Colias aurorina; Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

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Colias aurorina, the Greek clouded butterfly or dawn clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Greece, the Near East, the Caucasus, and in Iran and Turkmenistan.^[1]^[2]

Description

Colias aurorina is one of the largest species of the genus; the wingspan is 35–70 mm. The upperside of the male is dusky orange-yellow, with moderately broad blackish brown marginal band which is traversed at the apex by yellow veins, the rather large middle spot of the forewing being blackish brown and that of the hindwing large and orange-red. The ground-colour of the female is somewhat brighter red, the dark marginal band bearing large yellow spots, which on the hindwing form a proximally dark-edged band, the dark marginal band being obsolescent.^{[citation needed]}

Biology

The butterfly flies from May to July.^[2]

The larvae feed on Astracantha and Astragalus species.^[2]

Subspecies

There are a number of subspecies:^[1]

C. a. aurorina – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Talysh, N. Iran, Turkey
C. a. libanotica Lederer, 1858 – Israel, Lebanon, Turkey
C. a. heldreichi Staudinger, 1862 – Greece
C. a. anna Gerhard, 1882 – Daghestan, Armenia
C. a. transcaspica Christoph, 1889 – Turkmenistan (Kopet-Dagh, W. Transcaspia)
C. a. taurica Rebel, 1901 – Turkey
C. a. rosei Gross & Ebert, 1975 – N. Iran (Elburs)
C. a. kermana Eckweiler, 1979 – Iran (Kerman)
C. l. sovarensis Blom, 1979 – Iran
C. a. lauta Morgun, 2010 – Russian Caucasus (Elburs)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Savela, Markku. "Colias Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Colias aurorina Herrich-Schuffer, 1850". Butterfly Conservation Armenia. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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[Savela-1] Savela, Markku. "Colias Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[Butterfly_Conservation_Armenia-2] "Colias aurorina Herrich-Schuffer, 1850". Butterfly Conservation Armenia. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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 | image_caption = ''Colias aurorina'' spp. ''transcaspica'' female dorsal side
 | taxon = Colias aurorina
-| authority = [[Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer|Herrich-Schäffer]], 1850  <ref name=funet>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/colias/index.html ''Colias''], Site of Markku Savela</ref>
+| authority = [[Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer|Herrich-Schäffer]], 1850<ref name=Savela/>
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-'''''Colias aurorina''''', the '''Greek clouded butterfly''' or '''dawn clouded yellow''', is a [[butterfly]] in the family [[Pieridae]]. It is found in Central [[Greece]], the [[Near East]] and the [[Caucasus]] area. It is rare in former [[Yugoslavia]].
+'''''Colias aurorina''''', the '''Greek clouded butterfly''' or '''dawn clouded yellow''', is a [[butterfly]] in the family [[Pieridae]]. It is found in [[Greece]], the [[Near East]], the [[Caucasus]], and in Iran and Turkmenistan.<ref name=Savela/><ref name="Butterfly Conservation Armenia"/>
 [[File:Colias.aurorina.heldreichi.mounted.jpg|thumb|left|''Colias aurorina'' spp. ''heldreichi'']]
 ==Description==
-''Colias aurorina'' is one of the largest species of the genus; the [[wingspan]] is 35–70&nbsp;mm. The upperside of the male is dusky
+''Colias aurorina'' is one of the largest species of the genus; the [[wingspan]] is 35–70&nbsp;mm. The upperside of the male is dusky orange-yellow, with moderately broad blackish brown marginal band which is traversed at the apex by yellow veins, the rather large middle spot of the forewing being blackish brown and that of the hindwing large and orange-red. The ground-colour of the female is somewhat brighter red, the dark marginal band bearing large yellow spots, which on the hindwing form a proximally dark-edged band, the dark marginal band being obsolescent.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
-orange -yellow, with moderately broad blackish brown marginal band which is traversed at the apex by yellow veins, the rather large middle spot of the forewing being blackish brown and that of the hindwing large and orange-red. The ground-colour of the female is somewhat brighter red, the dark marginal band bearing large yellow spots, which on the hindwing form a proximally dark-edged band, the dark marginal band being obsolescent.
 ==Biology==
-The butterfly flies from May to July.<ref>[http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/colias-aurorina.html Colias aurorina at Butterfly Conservation Armenia]</ref>
+The butterfly flies from May to July.<ref name="Butterfly Conservation Armenia">{{cite web |url=http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/colias-aurorina.html |title=Colias aurorina Herrich-Schuffer, 1850 |website=Butterfly Conservation Armenia |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>
-The larvae feed on ''[[Astragalus (plant)|Astracantha]]'' and ''[[Astragalus (plant)|Astragalus]]'' species.
+The larvae feed on ''[[Astragalus (plant)|Astracantha]]'' and ''[[Astragalus (plant)|Astragalus]]'' species.<ref name="Butterfly Conservation Armenia"/>
 ==Subspecies==
+There are a number of [[subspecies]]:<ref name=Savela/>
-*''C. a. aurorina'' Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Talysh, N. Iran, Turkey
+*''C. a. aurorina'' – Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Talysh, N. Iran, Turkey
-*''C. a. libanotica'' Lederer, 1858 Considered by some authors as a subspecies of ''Colias aurorina'' or as a distinct species. Israel, Lebanon, Turkey
-*''C. l.''(''a.'') ''heldreichi'' Staudinger, 1862 Greece
+*''C. a. libanotica'' Lederer, 1858 – Israel, Lebanon, Turkey
-*''C. l.'' (''a.'') ''sovarensis'' Blom, 1979 Iran
+*''C. a. heldreichi'' Staudinger, 1862 – Greece
-*''C. a. daghestanica'' Verhulst, 1994 Daghestan, Armenia
+*''C. a. anna'' Gerhard, 1882 – Daghestan, Armenia
-*''C. a. kermana'' Eckweiler, 1979 Iran (Kerman)
+*''C. a. transcaspica'' Christoph, 1889 – Turkmenistan (Kopet-Dagh, W. Transcaspia)
-*''C. a. rosei'' Gross & Ebert, 1975 N.Iran (Elburs)
+*''C. a. taurica'' Rebel, 1901 – Turkey
-*''C. a. taurica'' Rebel, 1901 Turkey
+*''C. a. rosei'' Gross & Ebert, 1975 – N. Iran (Elburs)
-*''C. a. transcaspica'' Christoph, 1889 Turkmenistan (Kopet-Dagh, W. Transcaspia)
+*''C. a. kermana'' Eckweiler, 1979 – Iran (Kerman)
+*''C. l. sovarensis'' Blom, 1979 – Iran
+*''C. a. lauta'' Morgun, 2010 – Russian Caucasus (Elburs)
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|refs=
+<ref name=Savela>{{cite web |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/colias/index.html |title=''Colias'' Fabricius, 1807 |author=Savela, Markku |work=Lepidoptera and some other life forms |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>
+}}
 ==External links==
 {{Commons|Colias aurorina}}
-*[http://www.actias.de/index.php?page=Attachment&attachmentID=26007 ''Colias aurorina'' Von J. Fuchs]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608005302/http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/vlinders.php?menuentry=soorten&id=94 Butterflies of Europe]
 *[http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/colias-aurorina.html Butterfly Conservation Armenia]
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 [[Category:Butterflies of Europe]]
 [[Category:Butterflies described in 1850]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer]]