Arctic Sulfur vs Dawn Clouded Yellow

Colias palaeno compared with Colias aurorina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Dawn Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias palaeno	Colias aurorina

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Sulfur and Dawn Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Dawn Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Sulfur	Dawn Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Dawn Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania and Greece.

Arctic Sulfur

Arctic Sulfur (Colias palaeno) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.