Hochmoor-Gelbling vs Arktischer Gelbling

Colias palaeno compared with Colias tyche

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hochmoor-Gelbling	Arktischer Gelbling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias palaeno	Colias tyche

Evolutionary Relationship

Hochmoor-Gelbling and Arktischer Gelbling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

Hochmoor-Gelbling

LC — Least Concern

Arktischer Gelbling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hochmoor-Gelbling	Arktischer Gelbling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hochmoor-Gelbling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Arktischer Gelbling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Hochmoor-Gelbling

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden