Insects

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Colias alfacariensis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in France.January 1, February 0, March 0, April 38, May 55, June 73, July 61, August 53, September 27, October 15, November 8, December 0.
France331
Spain276
Italy266
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur121
Nord-Ovest116
Cataluña/Catalunya90
Germany86
Occitanie86
Nord-Est61
Bayern57

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Sources

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