Colias croceus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Colias croceus, the clouded yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, the yellows and whites. Colias croceus croceus Colias croceus f. deserticola (Verity, 1909) Colias croceus f. helice (Hübner) Colias croceus f. helicina (Oberthür, 1880)
Colias crocea f. mediterranea (Stauder, 1913) All of these forms are usually considered synonyms of Colias croceus. Colias croceus is one of the most widespread species in Europe. The common clouded yellow's breeding range is North Africa and southern Europe and eastwards through Turkey into the Middle East, but it occurs throughout much of Europe as a summer migrant, in good years individuals reaching Scandinavia. In Asia, its range extends into central Siberia in the north and barely into India in the south; it is not found in Central Asia.
This species is primarily an immigrant to the UK, originating from southern Europe and northern Africa. In the UK they can be seen on the south coast almost every year in varying numbers, and regularly breed there. Occurrence in the rest of the UK varies considerably from year to year, but they are increasingly observed as far north as Dumfries... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Yellow sighting in Doñana National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clouded Yellow in Doñana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and June–September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Clouded Yellow sightings, Doñana National Park ranks 10th at about 20%. The best odds are in Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%), Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 40%) and Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 30%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Clouded Yellow that you can see in Doñana National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Small White (about 10%), Bath White (about 10%) and Western Dappled White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Doñana National Park (21 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
