African Clouded Yellow vs Candide

Colias electo compared with Colias phicomone

Key Differences

• African Clouded Yellow is Least Concern while Candide is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Candide
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias electo	Colias phicomone

Evolutionary Relationship

African Clouded Yellow and Candide share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Candide

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Candide
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Candide

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African Clouded Yellow

The African Clouded Yellow (Colias electo) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.