— virgaureola Stgr. (76 b) is in size like virgaureae, but the upperside of the male is as in estonica; beneath the more reddish disc of the forewing contrasts with the more yellow hindwing and the white discal stripe of the latter is absent or reduced; from northern Central Asia, Dauria, Mongolia, and as similar aberration in the Swiss Alps.
— virgaureola Stgr. (76 b) is a species with characteristics resembling virgaureae but differing in male upperside morphology, forewing disc color, and hindwing discal stripe presence or reduction; it's geographically distributed across northern Central Asia, Dauria, Mongolia, and the Swiss Alps.