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Clouded yellow top view This clouded yellow was sitting in the middle of a paved walking road. No idea why...<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Oranje luzernevlinder (Colias Croceus) Colias croceus,Dark Clouded Yellow,Geotagged,Spain Click/tap to enlarge

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This clouded yellow was sitting in the middle of a paved walking road. No idea why...

Dutch name: Oranje luzernevlinder (Colias Croceus)

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Other picture of this butterfly:
    Clouded Yellow Those eyes...<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Oranje luzernevlinder (Colias Croceus) Colias croceus,Dark Clouded Yellow,Geotagged,Spain
     Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Are you sure it was alive?
    I have photos of these butterflies from 3 different sites, but I have never seen any of them staying with their wings spread. They are almost identical on the underside of the wings so I don't know how to identify them.     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      I remember I questioned myself that also when taking the photo, but I don't know anymore what was my conclusion then.
      I think it's alive but in a bad condition, but he/she could be dead just as well.       Posted 12 years ago

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The Clouded yellow

"Colias croceus" is a small butterfly of the Pieridae family, that is, the yellows and whites. In India and nearby regions it is known as the dark clouded yellow or common clouded yellow to distinguish it from the other species of clouded yellows occurring there; elsewhere it is often simply known as the clouded yellow, as it was the first and original butterfly to go by this name.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jul 25, 2013. Captured May 22, 2013 14:47 in GR-421, 18414 Pitres, Granada, Spain.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/9.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO250
  • 90mm