Alfalfa Butterfly vs Le Soufre

Colias eurytheme compared with Colias hyale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Butterfly	Le Soufre
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 eurytheme	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa Butterfly and Le Soufre share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Butterfly

LC — Least Concern

Le Soufre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Butterfly	Le Soufre
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa Butterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Le Soufre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Alfalfa Butterfly

The Alfalfa Butterfly (Colias eurytheme) 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.

Le Soufre

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) 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.