Lesser Clouded Yellow

Taxobox
name = Lesser Clouded Yellow
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Pieridae
genus = "Colias"
species = "C. chrysotheme"
binomial = "Colias chrysotheme"
binomial_authority = Esper, 1781The Lesser Clouded Yellow, "Colias chrysotheme" is a small butterfly belonging to the Pieridae family. It favors flowered meadows, sparse forests and plains, at altitudes below 2,000 m. The female is white in hue, with a tinge of yellow-green. The male is pale yellow on the upper wing, and the edges are black or dark gray with a reddish fringe.

External links

* [http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=environment:species:invertebrate&id=15 UK species]
* [http://rusinsects.com/c-chrys.htm Russian insects]