Arctic Sulfur vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Colias palaeno compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Arctic Sulfur is Least Concern while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	Lesser 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 chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Sulfur	Lesser 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).

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇺🇦 Ukraine