Checklist of Butterflies (Papilionoidea) of the Mongolian Altai ...

64 YAKOVLEV: Butterflies of the Mongolian Altai
Pontia callidice (Hübner, 1800])
Different parts of the Mongolian Altai. Very rare. vi – vii.
Pieris bryoniae (Hübner, 1806)
Pieris bryoniae mihon Yakovlev, 2006
Forest belt. Detected in different areas. Rare and local. vi – vii.
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Very common for uplands and valleys of the Mongolian Altai. v – vii.
Pieris krueperi Staudinger, 1860
Pieris krueperi devta (de Nicéville, 1884)
Only one specimen was collected 30 km north of Bulgan somon (Bulgan-Gol Valley).
Colias erate (Esper, 1805)
Common for steppe, semi-dessert, and desert belts, sporadic in the meadows of the
northern part (Elt-Gol valley) (Yakovlev & Doroshkin 2006). v − viii.
Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)
Meadows in the north. Rare. vi−vii.
Colias mongola Alphéraky, 1897
Elt-Gol, Shadzgat-Nuruu, Khan-Tajshiryn-Nuruu, Khara-Adzgarajtyn-Nuruu and Khasgt-
Khairkhan Mountains. Rare. vi – vii.
Colias tyche (Boeber, 1812)
Rare, Elt-Gol, Shadzgat-Nuruu, etc. Rare. vi – vii.
Colias chrysotheme (Esper, 1781)
Colias chrysotheme elena P. Gorbunov, 1995
Different parts of the Mongolian Altai. Common. vi – vii.
Colias thisoa (Ménétriés, 1832)
Colias thisoa cryptochrysa Yakovlev, 2006
Elt-Gol and Tsagduultai Valleys. Very rare. vi − vii.