Colias croceus (Geoffroy, 1785) Species
Last modified: Sept. 14, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
A regular migrant which occurs in varying numbers.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Pieridae > Subfamily: Coliadinae > Tribus: Coliadini > Genus: Colias > Species: Colias croceus
- Vernacular names
- Oranje luzernevlinder (NL), Clouded Yellow (EN), Souci (FR), Postillon (DE)
- Synonyms
- Colias edusa (Fabricius, 1787)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 15 (as Colias edusa). view page
- Status
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Migrant
A regular migrant which occurs in varying numbers.
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Bionomics
The bionomics are described elaborately on the Butterflies in the Benelux website.
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Flight periods
The first migrating adults arrive in Belgium at the beginning of May and they are able to produce 1 generation of offspring.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Medicago sativa and Lotus corniculatus
- Host plant (genera):
- Trifolium
The larva lives on different species of Fabaceae like Medicago, Lotus, Trifolium, Dorycnium, Hippocrepius, Coronilla.
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