Moorland Clouded Yellow

Colias palaeno

Checklist Number
B039 [B&F: 1542]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Pieridae
Subfamily:Coliadinae
Genus:Colias
Species:palaeno
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1761)

Common in bogs, scrubland and tundra; 100-2500 m, low altitudes in the north throughout much of Fennoscandia and north-eastern Europe. One was found in West Sussex in 1923, having been caught up in an influx of other immigrant butterflies. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 50 mm. Larva feeds on Bog Bilberry.