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🦋 Butterflies & Moths
Moorland Clouded Yellow
Colias palaeno
Least Concern (nationally endangered in several coAbout
A lemon-yellow butterfly with dark wing borders found in northern bogs and mountain moors. It is a glacial relict species that has declined as peatlands have been drained.
Did You Know?
As a relic of the last ice age, it survives only in the coldest, most acidic habitats in western Europe.