Dawn Clouded Yellow vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias aurorina compared with Colias hyale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dawn Clouded Yellow	Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class same	Insecta (serangga)	Insecta (serangga)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias aurorina	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dawn Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dawn Clouded Yellow	Pale Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dawn Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania and Greece.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Pale Clouded Yellow

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania