The Moorland Clouded Yellow, Palaeno Sulphur, or Pale Arctic Clouded Yellow (Colias palaeno) is a butterfly

Butterfly

A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...

 in the family Pieridae

Pieridae

The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...

. As most Colias-species, it is an avid flyer. Though the species is normally restricted to the habitats, occasionally it is found far from suitable breeding grounds. The larva is found on Vaccinium uliginosum

Vaccinium uliginosum

Vaccinium uliginosum is a flowering plant in the genus Vaccinium.-Distribution:Vaccinium uliginosum is native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, at low altitudes in the Arctic, and at high altitudes south to the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Caucasus in Europe, the mountains of...

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In the video game Ace Attorney Investigations, there is a character named Colias Palaeno, who is the ambassador of Babahl, a country whose symbol is the butterfly.

External links

• Palaeno Sulphur, Butterflies Along Alaska's Hiking Trails
• Palaeno Sulphur, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources