Alfalfa Butterfly vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias eurytheme compared with Colias hyale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alfalfa Butterfly Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (artrópode) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same Insecta (inseto) Insecta (inseto)
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 Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colias.

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Butterfly

LC — Least Concern

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alfalfa Butterfly Pale Clouded Yellow
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.

Pale Clouded Yellow

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.

Pale Clouded Yellow

A coliás-pálida (Colias hyale) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante na sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

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