Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Capon'S-Feather

Colias caucasica compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Clouded Yellow Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Pieridae Ranunculaceae
Genus Colias Aquilegia
Species Colias caucasica Aquilegia vulgaris

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Clouded Yellow Capon'S-Feather
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).

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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