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Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects
Alpine Clouded Yellow
ミヤマモンキチョウ · Miyamamonkichou
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- April 1, 1977
- Prefectures
- Gunma
- Scientific name
- Colias palaeno
About the Moorland Clouded Yellow
The Moorland clouded yellow is an alpine butterfly with pale yellow or whitish wings, found in Honshu only in high-elevation dwarf-pine zones and meadows. Its caterpillars are known to feed on alpine plants such as cowberry. Habitats in Gunma and Nagano are Natural Monuments, and the species is sensitive to climate change.
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
Frequently asked questions
The Alpine Clouded Yellow is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Gunma.
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