Arctic Sulfur vs Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

Colias palaeno compared with Colias tyche

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias palaeno	Colias tyche

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Arctic Sulfur

La Mariposa Azufrada Ártica (Colias palaeno) está clasificada como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuida y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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