Attributes of Colias christina
Christina Sulphur
Colias christina W.H. Edwards, 1863
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Upperside of male bright yellow with wide black border; orange morph is orange with yellow at costa and wing bases. Female pale yellow to greenish white with border blurry, incomplete, or absent; orange morph dull orange with wide black borders and dark veins. Underside of both sexes with pink wing fringes and golden yellow hindwing; orange morph green-gray to orange; both with dark overscales. Note that Krauth\'s Sulphur (Colias krauthi) of Ferris is included here.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 1/2 inches (4.5 - 6.3 cm).
Life History: Males patrol in valleys or open areas near host plants for females. Females lay eggs singly on host plant leaves. Late-stage caterpillars hibernate.
Flight: May-September, mainly one flight (June-July).
Caterpillar Hosts: Plants of the pea family (Fabaceae) including showy locoweed.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Open areas including meadows, sagebrush flats, conifer forest openings, power-line cuts, prairies.
Range: Alaska south through prairie provinces of central Canada n. Wyoming and w. South Dakota.
Conservation: Some populations affected by grazing and fire suppression.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery
Management Needs: Not reported.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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July 09, 2011 | J_Martineau | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
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July 05, 1992 | Norbert Kondla | British Columbia, Canada | February 13, 2011 | Details |
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July 01, 1992 | Norbert Kondla | British Columbia, Canada | February 13, 2011 | Details |
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July 01, 1992 | Norbert Kondla | British Columbia, Canada | February 13, 2011 | Details |
| July 01, 1988 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Granite County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| July 24, 1999 | stevekohler (Steve Kohler) | Madison County, Montana, United States | January 29, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alaska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cassia County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Oneida County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Teton County, Idaho, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pondera County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cascade County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fergus County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Golden Valley County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Wheatland County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Meagher County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Broadwater County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Silver Bow County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Stillwater County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carbon County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Big Horn County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Park County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gallatin County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Beaverhead County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Glacier County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Judith Basin County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Powell County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Teton County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Yellowstone County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sioux County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Meade County, South Dakota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pennington County, South Dakota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Custer County, South Dakota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fall River County, South Dakota, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Park County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Johnson County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Sublette County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Crook County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Weston County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Yellowstone National Park County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
