Taxonomy Profile: Colias alexandra (W H Edwards 1863)

Colias alexandra: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Colias alexandra: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Lepidoptera
butterflies |
moths |
Borboleta |
Mariposa |
papillons |
papillons de nuit |
Superfamily : Papilionoidea
butterflies |
papillons |
Family : Pieridae
orange-tips |
Sulphurs |
Whites |
Subfamily : Coliadinae
Sulphurs |
Genus : Colias
Species : Colias alexandra
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur |
Colias alexandra Direct Children(s):
Colias alexandra altamont
(Kondla and Kohler 2006)
Colias alexandra astraea
(W H Edwards 1872)
Colias alexandra alexandra
(W H Edwards 1863)
Colias alexandra altiplano
(M Fisher and Scott 2006)
Colias alexandra edwardsii
(W H Edwards 1870)
Colias alexandra pseudocolumbiensis
(C Guppy and J Shepard 2001)
Colias alexandra: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of North American Butterflies, 2nd Edition
Acquired:
2009-11-19
Notes:
Produced by the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Names Committee, and available online (with corrections) at http://www.naba.org/pubs/checklst.html (web page may not be identical to the printed edition)
Reference for:
Colias alexandra
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pelham, Jonathan P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2008-03-15 / 2008-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40
Page(s):
xiv + 658
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-4324
Notes:
As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead
Reference for:
Colias alexandra
Colias alexandra: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Colias alexandra: Comments