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Clouded yellow

Colias croceus

Order Lepidoptera. Family Pieridae.

Clouded yellow — Photographs 1
Clouded yellow.
Photo: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

Colias croceus, clouded yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites.

Traits

Wingspan
40–55 mm
Flight period
May–October
Host plants
legumes (lucerne, clover)
Generations per year
2–3 (migrant)

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Photographs

Clouded yellow — Photographs 2
Clouded yellow. Zoological illustration.
Jacob Hübner / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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