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Pale clouded yellow

Colias hyale

Order Lepidoptera. Family Pieridae.

Pale clouded yellow — Photographs 1
Pale clouded yellow.
Photo: Dumi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

Colias hyale, the pale clouded yellow, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, (also known as the yellows and whites) which is found in most of Europe and large parts of the Palearctic.

Traits

Wingspan
40–50 mm
Flight period
May–September
Host plants
legumes (lucerne, clover)
Generations per year
2–3

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Photographs

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

Links

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