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Berger's Clouded Yellow
Colias alfacariensis
Checklist Number58.012 [B&F: 1544]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Subfamily: | Coliadinae |
| Genus: | Colias |
| Species: | alfacariensis |
| Authority: | Ribbe, 1905 |
Common in dry grassland and rocky areas; 0-2100 m throughout much of mainland Europe. An extremely rare immigrant to the UK, less frequent in recent years than in the past, and now far from annual in occurrence. A very rare immigrant to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 42-54 mm. Very similar to f. helice of Clouded Yellow and Pale Clouded Yellow. Larva feeds on Horseshoe Vetch and Crown Vetch.