Arctic Sulfur vs Clouded Yellow

Colias palaeno compared with Colias croceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Clouded Yellow
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 palaeno	Colias croceus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Arctic Sulfur

北极硫磺蝶（Colias palaeno）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。该物种在其分布范围内广泛分布且数量丰富，种群稳定，目前没有迫切的保护关注。

Clouded Yellow

橙黄色蝶（Colias croceus）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。分布广泛，数量丰富，种群稳定，无迫切的保护关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 24 countries:

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