Giant Sulphur
Colias gigantea inupiat
Adults

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Male just after eclosure
11:43 A.M. June 13, 2008
new male



Female  just after emerging from pupa
7:28 A.M.  June 13, 2008
fe



Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Adults  right after eclosure
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.

Host Plant
Larvae use Salix lanata at the North Slope.
These were reared on Salix exigua.

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