Abundance: 0.19 to 36.20% (median 3.35%)

Latitudinal range: -38.7° to 74.5°

Habitats: Mediterranean woodland (7), boreal forest/taiga (3), montane grassland (3), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (16), temperate coniferous forest (5), temperate savanna (6), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (1), tundra (1)

Found in 46 samples

Canada: Burnt Lands Provincial Park (burned)

Chile: Rucamanque (grassland), Rucamanque (ecotone)

China: Baishuijiang Natural Reserve, Hefei (suburban), Hefei (rural), Liangshui Nature Reserve (original forest), Longri, Lebagou

Cyprus: Pentadaktylos Range

Germany: Mittenwald

Greece: Patras

Greenland: Zackenberg

India: Kedarkanta, Istragad, Jakhol, Har-ki-Dun, Gangotri National Park, Gudalur

Italy: Raffo Rosso, Monte Cuccio e Vallone Sagana (olive grove)

Japan: Mt. Aso (non-grazing, 2005), Tsuchimarubi 1

Kenya: Mkogodo Forests

Mexico: Alcanfores

Mongolia: Mongol Altay Mountains (butterflies)

Pakistan: UC Koaz Bahram Dheri, Datot, Topa

Poland: Southern Poland

Russia: Kaskara (GAB, visit 2)

Slovakia: Industrial Park Kechnec (2009)

Spain: Northeast of Guadalajara (forest fragment 1), Northeast of Guadalajara (forest fragment 13)

Turkey: Savur, Kirdirek, Senocak Road, Cinarönü Road

Ukraine: Velyka Dobron (2012)

United States: Beaver Meadows (aspen), Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (open), Central Iowa, Southwest Minnesota, Sutter Buttes, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (butterflies), Flattop Mountain, Crossman

See also Colias alexandra, Colias alfacariensis, Colias crocea, Colias croceus, Colias electo, Colias erate, Colias eurytheme, Colias eurytheme/philodice, Colias fieldii, Colias hecla, Colias hyale, Colias montium, Colias nilagiriensis, Colias philodice, Colias sp., Colias vauthierii