Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785)
(Clouded Yellow)

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Colias croceus ab. nigrofasciata
a clouded yellow
Aberration 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColias croceus (Clouded Yellow)
GenusColias (clouded yellows)
TribeColiadini (a tribe of butterflies)
SubfamilyCOLIADINAE (brimstone and cleopatra butterflies)
FamilyPIERIDAE (white butterflies, brimstones, and orange-tips)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Colias croceus (Clouded Yellow) :
1: Colias croceus (Clouded Yellow)
2 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU59 51° 40’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in grass
Image 1: Side view, wings togetherImage 2: Side view, wings together - close-upImage 3: Side view, wings together - close-up (2)

Colias croceus (Clouded Yellow) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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