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Colias ponteni

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Colias ponteni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Colias
Species:
C. ponteni
Binomial name
Colias ponteni
Synonyms
  • Colias imperialis Butler, 1871

Colias ponteni is a butterfly in the family Pieridae that is thought to be extinct.

While original specimens were collected in the mid-19th century, the probable species provenance is uncertain, and they have never been collected since.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bálint, Zs.; Johnson, K.; Eisele, R. (2000). "Description of the northern sister species of Pseudolucia chilensis (Blanchard, 1852) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)" (PDF). Folia entomologica hungarica. 61: 165–175. Retrieved 2026-05-03.