Colias hyale (Linnaeus, 1758)

pale clouded yellow

on Trifolium, etc.

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Fabaceae, oligophagous

Astragalus glycyphyllos; Hippocrepis comosa; Lathyrus pratensis; Lotus corniculatus, pedunculatus; Medicago falcata, lupulina, sativa; Melilotus albus; Onobrychis viciifolia; Ononis spinosa; Securigera varia; Trifolium alpestre, arvense, fragiferum, incarnatum, medium, ochroleucon, pratense, repens; Vicia cracca, hirsuta, tetrasperma.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

references

Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Duprez (2004a), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023).