Giant Sulphur, Adult Specimen and Adults just after Emerging -  Colias gigantea inupiat

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IMMATURES          MALE  EMERGENCE

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Male just after emerging from pupa
Male still drying wings after emerging from pupa

Female 
just after emerging from pupa

Female just after emerging from pupa


Specimen

Male Dorsal




Male Ventral





Female Dorsal
Female dorsal




Female Ventral






Photo Details -  ©Nicky Davis
Adult Male just after emerging from pupa

Adult Specimen
Reared by Jack Harry who collected the ova at the North slope of Alaska, Dalton Highway, mm 323 to 381, elevation 90 to 365 meters.

Male Specimen
1. Dorsal
2.  Ventral

Female Specimen
1.  Dorsal
2.  Ventral


Host Plants
Butterflies use Salix lanata at the North Slope.  They were reared on Salix exigua.


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