Colias croceus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the colias croceus lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 224,949 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See butterflies & moths on the world map

Scientific name	Colias croceus
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Pieridae

Where does the colias croceus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the colias croceus in 16 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the colias croceus?

The colias croceus (Colias croceus) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Pieridae, genus Colias. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the colias croceus

Colias croceus, the clouded yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Colias croceus (revision 1379697913), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q520871 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).