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Pale Arctic clouded yellow

Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The pale Arctic clouded yellow (Colias palaeno) is a species in the family Pieridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the pale Arctic clouded yellow

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
3.6 cm – 5.4 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
flowers
Habitat
grassland, shrubland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
On the wing
June to August
Generations a year
One
Larval food plants
Ericaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the pale Arctic clouded yellow?

PALE ARCTIC CLOUDED YELLOW · WINGSPAN 5.4 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.4 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the pale Arctic clouded yellow is about 3.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the pale Arctic clouded yellow live?

Not recorded

Is the pale Arctic clouded yellow endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pale Arctic clouded yellow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPieridae
  6. genusColias
  7. SpeciesColias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)

Synonyms Colias palaeno europome, Colias palaeno jurassica, Colias palaeno poktussani, Papilio europome, Papilio palaeno

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Arctic sulfurEnglish
  • Moorland clouded yellowEnglish
  • Palaeno sulphurEnglish
  • Жаўтушка тарфянікаваяBelarusian
  • žluťásek borůvkovýCzech
  • Llwydfelyn y RhosWelsh
  • PalænoDanish
  • HochmoorgelblingGerman
  • Colias de los PantanosSpanish
  • Raba-võiliblikasEstonian
  • SuokeltaperhonenFinnish
  • SolitaireFrench
  • tőzeg suránHungarian
  • ミヤマモンキチョウJapanese
  • 높은산노랑나비Korean
  • Pelkinis GelsvysLithuanian
  • Purva dzeltenisLatvian
  • myrgulvingeNorwegian Bokmål
  • VeengeeltjeDutch
  • myrgulvengNorwegian Nynorsk
  • szlaczkoń torfowiecPolish
  • Желтушка торфяниковаяRussian
  • jeaggefiskesbeaiveloddiNorthern Sami
  • žltáčik čučoriedkovýSlovak
  • SvavelfjärilSwedish
  • Жовтюх торфовищнийUkrainian
  • Llwydfelynion y RhosWelsh
  • Mose-høsværmerDanish
  • MosehøsommerfuglDanish
  • Rødrandet høsværmerDanish
  • Sortrandet høsværmerDanish
  • Sump-gulvingeDanish
  • Hochmoor-GelblingGerman
  • HoogmoorgelblingGerman
  • Zitronengelber HeufalterGerman
  • coliade solitaireFrench
  • Solitaire (Le)French
  • VeenluzernevlinderDutch
  • Szlaczkon torfowiecPolish
  • Svavelgul höfjärilSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale Arctic clouded yellow

Other species in the same genus Colias.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pale Arctic clouded yellow?

An adult pale Arctic clouded yellow has a wingspan of 3.6 cm – 5.4 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the pale Arctic clouded yellow eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the pale Arctic clouded yellow?

The pale Arctic clouded yellow (Colias palaeno) belongs to the family Pieridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pale Arctic clouded yellow (Colias palaeno). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-arctic-clouded-yellow

MLA

“Pale Arctic clouded yellow (Colias palaeno).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-arctic-clouded-yellow.

BibTeX
@misc{pale_arctic_clouded_yellow_2026,
  title = {Pale Arctic clouded yellow (Colias palaeno)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-arctic-clouded-yellow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}