Addition of Colias fieldii Ménétriés, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Coliadinae) to the checklist of Lepidoptera of Bangladesh

Abstract

Colias fieldii, commonly known as Dark Clouded Yellow, is under genus Colias Fabricius, 1807. This paper reports new addition of a genus as well as species, Colias fieldii to the existing list of the Lepidoptera of Bangladesh with photographic records from Mahadebpur (25°55’21” N, 88°37’29” E), in Birganj upazila, Dinajpur district.

Keywords

• biodiversity
• dark clouded yellow
• new genus
• northwestern bangladesh