Genus

Clouded Yellows

Colias

20 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyPieridae (Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs)
GenusColias (Clouded Yellows)

Species in this group

Colias croceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colias dimera

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colias philodice

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colias christina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colias phicomone

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Colias eurytheme

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colias palaeno

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colias vauthierii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colias lesbia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Colias behrii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Colias alfacariensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias meadii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias interior

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias alexandra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias scudderi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias nastes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias electo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias skinneri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colias occidentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Colias hyale

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Clouded Yellows

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~50%
	Clouded Sulphur			~30%
	Christina Sulphur			~30%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 20	~50%
	Mountain Clouded Yellow			~30%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			~10%
3	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 20	~50%
	Clouded Yellow			~40%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			~10%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 20	~40%
	Clouded Yellow			~40%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			~10%
5	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 20	~40%
	Clouded Yellow			~30%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			~10%
6	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~40%
	Dimera Sulphur			~40%
7	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 20	~40%
	Mountain Clouded Yellow			~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
	Moorland Clouded Yellow			~10%
8	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 20	~40%
	Mead's Sulphur			~10%
	Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur			~10%
	Colias scudderi			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
9	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 20	~30%
	Moorland Clouded Yellow			~20%
	Mountain Clouded Yellow			~20%
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~30%
	Orange Sulphur			~20%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
11	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 20	~30%
	Christina Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Labrador Sulphur			~10%
	Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur			~10%
12	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 20	~30%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			<5%
	Mountain Clouded Yellow			<5%
13	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~30%
	Clouded Sulphur			~20%
	Pink-Edged Sulphur			~10%
14	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~30%
	Sierra Sulphur			~20%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
15	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
16	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
17	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 20	~20%
	Christina Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Labrador Sulphur			~10%
18	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
19	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			~10%
20	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
21	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
	Mountain Clouded Yellow			~10%
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Moorland Clouded Yellow			~20%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Pink-Edged Sulphur			~10%
	Orange Sulphur			<5%
24	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
25	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur			~10%
	Orange Sulphur			<5%
26	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~20%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Sierra Sulphur			<5%
27	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~20%
	Colias vauthierii			~20%
28	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~20%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
29	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~20%
	Colias vauthierii			~20%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Orange Sulphur			~20%
31	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
	Moorland Clouded Yellow			~10%
	Pale Clouded Yellow			<5%
32	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~20%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~20%
33	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Pink-Edged Sulphur			~10%
34	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
35	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
36	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
37	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Moorland Clouded Yellow			~10%
38	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
39	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
40	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
41	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
42	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
43	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
44	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
45	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	~10%
	African Clouded Yellow			~10%
46	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
47	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Western Sulphur			<5%
48	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	African Clouded Yellow			<5%
49	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 20	<5%
	African Clouded Yellow			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
2	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
3	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~20%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~20%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Orange Sulphur			~20%
5	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~20%
	Orange Sulphur			~20%
6	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
7	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 20	~20%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~20%
8	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
9	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~20%
	Clouded Yellow			~20%
10	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
11	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
12	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
13	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
15	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
16	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~10%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~10%
17	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
18	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
19	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
20	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
21	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
22	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
23	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
24	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
25	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
26	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
27	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
28	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
29	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
30	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
31	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
32	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
33	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
34	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 20	~10%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~10%
35	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
36	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			~10%
	Orange Sulphur			<5%
37	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 20	~10%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~10%
38	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
39	La Paz	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 20	~10%
	Lesbia Clouded Yellow			~10%
40	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
41	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
42	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
43	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 20	~10%
	Pale Clouded Yellow			~10%
44	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 20	~10%
	Colias vauthierii			~10%
45	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
46	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
47	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 20	~10%
	Pale Clouded Yellow			<5%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			<5%
48	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 20	~10%
	Dimera Sulphur			~10%
49	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
50	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
51	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Sulphur			<5%
	Orange Sulphur			<5%
52	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
53	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
54	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			~10%
55	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 20	~10%
	Clouded Yellow			<5%
	Berger's Clouded Yellow			<5%
56	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 20	~10%
	Orange Sulphur			~10%
57	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 20	~10%
	Pale Clouded Yellow			~10%
58	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Orange Sulphur			<5%
59	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 20	<5%
	Clouded Yellow			<5%
60	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 20	<5%
	Orange Sulphur			<5%

Clouded Yellows

Species in this group

Clouded Yellow

Dimera Sulphur

Clouded Sulphur

Christina Sulphur

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Orange Sulphur

Moorland Clouded Yellow

Colias vauthierii

Lesbia Clouded Yellow

Sierra Sulphur

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Mead's Sulphur

Pink-Edged Sulphur

Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur

Colias scudderi

Labrador Sulphur

African Clouded Yellow

Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur

Western Sulphur

Pale Clouded Yellow

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Clouded Yellows

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked