Photo © Peter Eeles
The Pale Clouded Yellow is an extremely rare immigrant to the British Isles, and was first recognised as occurring in England in the late 18th century. Historically, this species was considered to be an irregular migrant that could be relatively-common in some years but not seen at all in others. Between 1826 and 1950 there were 8,500 records, with over 2,000 records in 1900. Good numbers were also seen each year from 1945 to 1949. However, such numbers have not been recorded since and this species is now considered one of our rarest migrants. This species has been recorded mainly in the south of England, the south of Ireland and the Channel Islands. However, individuals have been found as far north as Cumbria and even Scotland. In 1947 an individual was found in the Inner Hebrides. Those that reach our shores are believed to have come from northern France or central Europe.
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The haunts of this butterfly are similar to the Clouded Yellow, which includes coastal cliffs, open downland, and fields containing Lucerne or Clover, the larval food plants.
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