Colias gigantea, the giant sulphur or giant northern sulfur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae found in North America. Its range includes Alaska across Canada to the east coast and Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon.[ Giant Sulphur, Butterflies of Canada]
Flight period is from June until early August.[ It inhabits tundra and willow bogs.]
Wingspan is from .[
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Larvae feed on Salix spp.[ Colias at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms] Adults feed on flower nectar.
Subspecies
Listed alphabetically.[
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C. g. gigantea (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories)
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C. g. harroweri Klots, 1940 (Wyoming, Montana, Oregon)
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C. g. mayi F. & R. Chermock, 1940