Lesser Clouded Yellow

Colias chrysotheme, the lesser clouded yellow, is a small Palearctic butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lesser Clouded Yellow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Colias myrmidone
• Colias crocea
• Colias fieldii
• Colias erate
• Colias electo
• Colias poliographus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pieridae

Genus

Colias

Species

Colias chrysotheme

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