Lesser Clouded Yellow vs Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

Colias chrysotheme compared with Colias tyche

Key Differences

• Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable while Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Pale Arctic 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 chrysotheme	Colias tyche

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Clouded Yellow and Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Clouded Yellow	Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia