
Clouded Yellow
Not found in the UK. The Danube Clouded Yellow is a large orange-yellow butterfly with conspicuous black wing margins. It is one of twelve European representatives of the worldwide distributed and species-rich genus Colias.
An endangered butterfly that was once found along much of the general river basin of the Danube from Germany to Romania, but is now essentially confined to the latter country.
It does, however, still occur in some of the former Soviet Republics as well.
Caterpillars feed only on the young and re-sprouting twigs of different Chamaecytisus species. Older branches are not used.
Mosaic of warm, traditionally managed meadows, pastures, orchards, open forests and woodland margins.
Danube Clouded Yellow (underwing) - Adam Gor
Adam Gor