Colias palaeno
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Colias palaeno, known by the common names moorland clouded yellow, palaeno sulphur, and pale Arctic clouded yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Colias palaeno aias Fruhstorfer, 1903 – Japan the largest form of palaeno, the marginal band of the forewing being very broad and the underside rich green Colias palaeno baffinensis Ebner & Ferris, [1978] – northern North America
This form is somewhat larger than the nominate, the male lemon-yellow above, being below deeper yellow, as is also the female. Colias palaeno synonyma Bryk, 1923 – Sweden, Denmark Colias aias is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moorland Clouded Yellow sighting in Vanoise National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 308 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moorland Clouded Yellow in Vanoise National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moorland Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Moorland Clouded Yellow sightings, Vanoise National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 20%), Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 20%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Colias
The closest relatives of the Moorland Clouded Yellow that you can see in Vanoise National Park (genus Colias, Clouded Yellows) are Mountain Clouded Yellow (about 20%) and Clouded Yellow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moorland Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in Vanoise National Park (5 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.
