Colias phicomone
         
Mountain Clouded Yellow  
Le Candide  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Colias phicomone alt.2100m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 10/07/2011   2] male alt.2200m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 17/07/2015
 
 
       
       
   
3] male alt.2285m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 18/07/2021   4] same specimen as 3]
 
 
       
       
   
5] male - Alpes maritimes alt.2327m (France) - 11/07/2011   6] male alt.2300m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 18/07/2015  
       
       
   
7] male in flight showing a strong suffusion of grey scales alt.2285m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 18/07/2021   8] male alt.2200m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 22/07/2016
 
 
       
       
   
9] same specimen as 8]
 
  10] female of Colias phicomone - Alpes maritimes alt.2200m (France) - 15/07/2011  
       
       
   
11] female alt.2200m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 22/07/2016   12] female alt.2200m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 13/08/2016
 
 
       
       
   
13] female alt.2285m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 17/07/2020   14] female - Savoie alt. 2320m (France) - 16/07/2007
 
 
       
       
   
15] female alt.2285m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 18/07/2021   16] same specimen as 15]
 
 
       
       
   
17] female laying on Lotus sp. - Alpes de Haute Provence alt.2110m (France) - 09/07/2011   18] same scene as 17]
 
 
       
       
   
19] same scene as 17]   20] same scene as 17]  
       
       
   
21] female laying on Lotus sp. alt 2300m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 18/07/2015   22] same female as 21] in flight
 
 
       
       
   
23] other female laying on Lotus sp. alt 2300m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 18/07/2015   24] same female as 23] flapping its wings as she is teased by a male flying around  
       
       
   
25] same female as 23] still disturbed by a male   26] eggs laid by the female from picture 23]  
       
       
   
27] female from scene shown in 17] (on the right) being teased by a male   28] same scene as 27], female
 
 
       
       
   
29] closer view of the male from the scene shown in 27]   30] same specimen as 29]  
       
       
     
31] mating pair (with the male on the right) - Alpes maritimes alt.2327m (France) - 11/07/2011      
       
       
       
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