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Pale cloudedyyellow

Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The pale cloudedyyellow (Colias hyale) is a species in the family Pieridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the pale cloudedyyellow

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
3.3 cm – 5 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivore
Main food
flowers
Habitat
grassland, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
On the wing
April to October
Generations a year
Several
Larval food plants
Fabaceae family
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the pale cloudedyyellow?

PALE CLOUDEDYYELLOW · WINGSPAN 5 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the pale cloudedyyellow is about 2.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the pale cloudedyyellow live?

Not recorded

Is the pale cloudedyyellow 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 cloudedyyellow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPieridae
  6. genusColias
  7. SpeciesColias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Colias hyale hyale, Colias hyale novasinensis, Colias hyale vernalis, Papilio hyale

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Pale clouded yellowEnglish
  • Жаўтушка лугаваяBelarusian
  • GwennvelenigBreton
  • žluťásek čičorečkovýCzech
  • Llwydfelyn GwelwWelsh
  • HøfuglDanish
  • PosthörnchenGerman
  • AzufradaSpanish
  • Niidu-võiliblikasEstonian
  • VaaleakeltaperhonenFinnish
  • SoufréFrench
  • Giele LuzerneflinterWestern Frisian
  • fakó kéneslepkeHungarian
  • Coliade pallidaItalian
  • モトモンキチョウJapanese
  • Gëllen AchtLuxembourgish
  • Dirvinis GelsvysLithuanian
  • Pļavas dzeltenisLatvian
  • blek vandregulvingeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gele luzernevlinderDutch
  • Colias hyaleNorwegian
  • szlaczkoń siarecznikPolish
  • Желтушка луговаяRussian
  • Žltáčik ranostajovýSlovak
  • bledi senožetnikSlovenian
  • VaxfjärilSwedish
  • Orman AzametiTurkish
  • Жовтюх осьмакUkrainian
  • Llwydfelynion GwelwWelsh
  • Gul høsommerfuglDanish
  • Gul høsværmerDanish
  • HøsommerfuglDanish
  • HøssværmerDanish
  • Svovl-gulvingeDanish
  • Gelber HeufalterGerman
  • Gemeiner GelblingGerman
  • Gemeiner HeufalterGerman
  • Goldene AchtGerman
  • Kleines PosthörnchenGerman
  • Weißklee-GelblingGerman
  • Le SoufreFrench
  • Giallina pallidaItalian
  • Szlaczkon siarecznikPolish
  • Ljusgul höfjärilSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale cloudedyyellow

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 cloudedyyellow?

An adult pale cloudedyyellow has a wingspan of 3.3 cm – 5 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the pale cloudedyyellow eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is the pale cloudedyyellow?

The pale cloudedyyellow (Colias hyale) 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 cloudedyyellow (Colias hyale). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-cloudedyyellow

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“Pale cloudedyyellow (Colias hyale).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-cloudedyyellow.

BibTeX
@misc{pale_cloudedyyellow_2026,
  title = {Pale cloudedyyellow (Colias hyale)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-cloudedyyellow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}