African Clouded Yellow vs Alfalfa Butterfly

Colias electo compared with Colias eurytheme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Clouded Yellow	Alfalfa Butterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Pieridae	Pieridae
Genus same	Colias	Colias
Species	Colias electo	Colias eurytheme

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Alfalfa Butterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Clouded Yellow	Alfalfa Butterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alfalfa Butterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

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.