Bug FAQLesbia Clouded Yellow
Colias lesbia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae
The underside of the wings is bright yellow with typical Colias markings, except for a reddish middle on the forewing. It lives in the Neotropical region. Adults are on the wing from November through January.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The underside is vivid yellow with the usual Colias pattern, except for a reddish middle on the forewing.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It flies from November to January.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range is within the Neotropical realm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Pieridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colias_lesbia
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.