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Clouded Yellows
Colias
Colias is a genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. They are usually called clouded yellows; the North American name "sulphurs" is elsewhere used for Coliadinae in general. The closest living relative is the genus Zerene, which is sometimes included in Colias.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Orange Sulphur
speciesColias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur
speciesColias philodice
Clouded Yellow
speciesColias crocea
Colias hyale
complexColias hyale
Colias poliographus
speciesColias poliographus
Pink-edged Sulphur
speciesColias interior
Lesbia Clouded Yellow
speciesColias lesbia
Moorland Clouded Yellow
speciesColias palaeno
Christina Sulphur
speciesColias christina
Mountain Clouded Yellow
speciesColias phicomone
Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
speciesColias erate
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
speciesColias alexandra
Dark Clouded Yellow
speciesColias fieldii
Colias vauthierii
speciesColias vauthierii
Western Sulphur
speciesColias occidentalis
Danube Clouded Yellow
speciesColias myrmidone
Mead's Sulphur
speciesColias meadii
African Clouded Yellow
speciesColias electo
Dimera Sulphur
speciesColias dimera
Harford's Sulphur
speciesColias harfordii
Labrador Sulphur
speciesColias nastes
Giant Sulphur
speciesColias gigantea
Scudder's Sulphur
speciesColias scudderii
Sierra Sulphur
speciesColias behrii
Elis Sulphur
speciesColias elis
Puna Clouded Sulphur
speciesColias euxanthe
Hecla Sulphur
speciesColias hecla
Greek Clouded Yellow
speciesColias aurorina
Lesser Clouded Yellow
speciesColias chrysotheme
Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur
speciesColias skinneri
Booth's Sulphur
speciesColias boothii
Pelidne Sulphur
speciesColias pelidne
Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow
speciesColias tyche
Colias heos
speciesColias heos
Nilgiri clouded yellow
speciesColias nilagiriensis
Balkan Clouded Yellow
speciesColias caucasica
Colias flaveola
speciesColias flaveola
Menetries' Clouded Yellow
speciesColias thisoa
Ladakh Clouded Yellow
speciesColias ladakensis
Fiery Clouded Yellow
speciesColias eogene
Colias chlorocoma
speciesColias chlorocoma
Pamir Clouded Yellow
speciesColias cocandica
Colias hyperborea
speciesColias hyperborea
Colias montium
speciesColias montium
Green sulphur
speciesColias blameyi
Broad-bordered Clouded Yellow
speciesColias wiskotti
Orange Clouded Yellow
speciesColias stoliczkana
Colias romanovi
speciesColias romanovi
Green Clouded Yellow
speciesColias alpherakii
Colias weberbaueri
speciesColias weberbaueri
Colias marnoana
speciesColias marnoana
Rankin Inlet Sulphur
speciesColias rankinensis
Colias kurmaevi
speciesColias kurmaevi
Colias christophi
speciesColias christophi
Colias staudingeri
speciesColias staudingeri
Marco Polo’s Clouded Yellow
speciesColias marcopolo
Colias nebulosa
speciesColias nebulosa
Colias sieversi
speciesColias sieversi
Colias shahfuladi
speciesColias shahfuladi
Colias tamerlana
speciesColias tamerlana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58533.