Thursday, 16 February 2012

Berger's Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Scientific Name: 
Colias australis
Wingspan (mm): 
50mm

Habitat

Flowery grassland.

Status

A rare migrant, it is the rarest out of the three Colias species. The population in Europe seems to be stable, but their limits are uncertain because of their identification problems. It as not been assessed for any Conservation status.

Did You Know?

Prior to 1947, this species was classed as Pale Clouded Yellow