| Colias croceus | (Geoffroy, 1785) |
TL: France, Paris (2600 m.)
Habitat
- Clover fields
- Fallow land
- Field boundary strips
- Fields
- Meadows
Similar species
42-48 mm
42-54 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ArmenianԿրոցեա դեղնաթիթեռ 
CatalàSafranera de l'alfals 
ČeskyŽluťásek čilimníkový 
DanskOrange høsommerfugl 
DeutschGroßes Posthörnchen DeutschPostillion DeutschPostillon DeutschWander-Gelbling 
Eesti keelRuuge-võiliblikas 
EnglishClouded Yellow 
EspañolAmarilla 
FrançaisSouci 
HrvatskiObični poštar 
ÍslenskaSmáraskjanni 
ItalianoLimoncella 
LietuviųStepinis gelsvys 
MagyarSáfránylepke 
NederlandsOranje luzernevlinder 
NorskVandregulvinge 
PolskiSzlaczkoń sylwetnik 
ShqipVerhoshja krocea 
SlovenčinaŽltáčik vičencový 
SrpskiZlatni žutać 
SuomeksiEtelänkeltaperhonen 
SvenskaRödgul höfjäril 
TürkçeSarý Azamet 
ΕλληνικάΠορτοκαλόχρους πιερίδα 
БългарскиЖълтушка 
РусскийЖелтушка шафранная РусскийШафранная желтушка 
ქართულიფოსტის საყვირა ქართულიჩვეულებრივი ყვითელა 
ייִדישלבנין תלתן
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Anthyllis Fabaceae Astragalus glycyphyllos Wild Liquorice Fabaceae Astragalus monspessulanus Fabaceae Colutea arborescens Bladder Senna Fabaceae Cytisus Broom Fabaceae Dorycnium pentaphyllum Fabaceae Dorycnopsis gerardii Fabaceae Erophaca baetica Fabaceae Hippocrepis comosa Horseshoe Vetch Fabaceae Hippocrepis scorpioides Fabaceae Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil Fabaceae Medicago falcata Blue alfalfa Fabaceae Medicago marina Sea medick Fabaceae Medicago polymorpha California burclover Fabaceae Medicago sativa Alfalfa Fabaceae Medicago truncatula Barrelclover Fabaceae Melilotus albus Honey Clover Fabaceae Onobrychis arenaria Fabaceae Onobrychis viciifolia Sanfoin Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Fabaceae Securigera varia Crown Vetch Fabaceae Senna didymobotrya African senna Fabaceae Trifolium medium Zigzag Clover Fabaceae Trifolium pratense Red clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens White Clover Fabaceae Vicia Vetch - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Coronilla Vetch Fabaceae Trifolium Clover Fabaceae Vicia Vetch
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Colias crocea Fourcroy, 1785
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Butterfly Database Anything but Common Peter Groenendijk British Butterflies Steven Cheshire Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Butterfly Conservation Armenia euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Butterflies Peter Eeles
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