TL: (900 - 3000 m.)
Habitat
- Grassy slopes_OK
- Mountain meadows
Similar species
39-52 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàSafranera alpina 
ČeskyŽluťásek horský 
DeutschAlpen-Gelbling DeutschGrünliche Heufalter 
EnglishMountain Clouded Yellow 
EspañolVerdosa 
FrançaisCandide 
MagyarHegyi kéneslepke 
NederlandsBergluzernevlinder 
PolskiSzlaczkoń phicomone 
SlovenčinaŽltáčik vikový 
РусскийЖелтушка зеленоватая торфяная 
УкраїнськаЖовтюх Фікомона 
日本語ウスイロモンキチョウ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Hippocrepis comosa Horseshoe Vetch Fabaceae Lotus alpinus Alpine bird's-foot trefoil Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens White Clover Fabaceae Vicia Vetch Fabaceae Vicia angustifolia Fabaceae Vicia sativa Common vetch
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio phicomone Esper, 1780
- Links
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Language Website Authors euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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