''Colias thisoa'' is a

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in the family

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. It is found in the mountains of the

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, central

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, southern

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and

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. The habitat consists of humid mountain meadows in the forest belt.Russian Insects
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The larvae feed on '' Astragalus'' species.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: *''Colias thisoa thisoa'' (Caucasus Major) *''Colias thisoa strandiana'' Sheljuzhko, 1935 (Caucasus Minor, Armenian Highland) *''Colias thisoa shakuhensis'' Sheljuzhko, 1935 (Talysh, Kopet-Dagh) *''Colias thisoa aeolides'' Grum-Grshimailo, 1890 (northern and Inner Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai) *''Colias thisoa urumtsiensis'' Verity, 1909 (central Tian-Shan) *''Colias thisoa irtyschensis'' Lukhtanov, 1999 (south-western Altai) *''Colias thisoa nikolaevi'' Korshunov, 1998 (Alai, Kurai, Tyurguno Steppe)

References

thisoa Butterflies described in 1832 Butterflies of Asia {{Pieridae-stub