Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationColias palaeno
Colias palaeno
Family: PieridaeGenus: Coliasheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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7
Plants
visited
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8
Interactions
documented
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1
Host plants
known
About this species
Colias palaeno is a butterfly of the family Pieridae recorded in the United Kingdom. It is univoltine and overwinters as an egg or larva.
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Plant-based food
Annual cycle
One generation is completed annually. The species overwinters as an egg or larva.
Safety note (optional)
No specific safety concerns are known for this butterfly.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
4.75 cm
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophag (eine Gattung)
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine
Overwintering
egg/larva
Scientific profile
Colias palaeno belongs to the family Pieridae. It has been recorded in the United Kingdom, although its status is currently indeterminate. The species produces a single generation each year (univoltine) and passes the winter in the egg or larval stage. In Germany, it is classified as endangered (Red List category 2).
Visited plants
6 plants are visited by this species
Andromeda polifoliaVaccinium gaultherioidesVaccinium myrtillusArnica montana subsp. montanaGentianella amarellaSalix herbacea
Sources & Data Origin
•European & Maghreb Butterfly Traits — CC0European & Maghreb Butterfly Trait data v1.2, Dryad DOI 10.5061/dryad.6m905qfx6.
•European Butterfly Macroecological Traits — CC0European Butterfly Macroecological Traits, Dryad DOI 10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22mp.
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•Seifert & Fiedler (2023) — Macroecological patterns in European butterflies unveil strong interrelations between larval diet breadth, latitudinal range size, and voltinism [Dataset]. Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22mp (CC0)
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