Colias erate
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Colias erate, commonly known as the eastern pale clouded yellow, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from south-eastern Europe, through Turkey over Central Asia up to Japan and Taiwan. To the south, its range stretches to Somalia and Ethiopia. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1805.
The butterfly flies in May to September in two generations. The larvae feed on various Fabaceae species, such as Medicago sativa and Medicago, Trifolium, Onobrychis and Melilotus species. C. e. erate (Ukraine, Turkey, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Austria, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kirhizia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan)
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow sighting in Almaty on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 83 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow in Almaty on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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Of the 2 cities where we can rate Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow sightings, Almaty has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taipei (Taiwan, under 5%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow that you can see in Almaty (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Large White (about 10%), Common Brimstone (about 10%) and Eastern Bath White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Almaty (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
