Colias aurorina

Colias aurorina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Tribe:	Coliadini
Genus:	Colias
Species:	C. aurorina
Binomial name
Colias aurorina Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

The Greek Clouded Butterfly or Dawn Clouded Yellow, Colias aurorina, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Central Greece, the Near East and the Caucasus area. It is rare in former Yugoslavia.

The wingspan is 35-70 mm. The butterfly flies from May to July.

The larvae feed on Astracantha and Astragalus species.

External links

• Butterflies of Europe