Clouded Yellow vs Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus compared with Colias tyche

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clouded Yellow	Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias croceus	Colias tyche

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (40 countries).

Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Clouded Yellow

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) 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 4 countries:

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