Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Bishop's Mitre

Colias caucasica compared with Aelia acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Bishop's Mitre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Pieridae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Colias	Aelia
Species	Colias caucasica	Aelia acuminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Bishop's Mitre share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Bishop's Mitre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Balkan Clouded Yellow

The Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.