A review of records for Colias erate (Esper, [1805]) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Cyprus: Were they all yellow forms of Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)?

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  John, Eddie ^a   Coutsis, John G ^b   Makris, Christodoulos ^b  

^a Davies Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLIAS CROCEUS; COLIAS ERATE; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 32644447406     PISSN: 00138894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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