Balkan Clouded Yellow vs Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias caucasica compared with Colias erate

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Eastern Pale 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 caucasica	Colias erate

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Clouded Yellow and Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Clouded Yellow	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
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).

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇸 Serbia