Nilgiri clouded yellow
The Nilgiri clouded yellow, Colias nilagiriensis, is a small butterfly native to southern India. It belongs to the family Pieridae.
Some authors treat this as a subspecies of the eastern pale clouded yellow while others consider it on the basis of its geographic isolatation as a phylogenetically distinct species Colias nilagiriensis.Description
gives a detailed description:The larvae feed on Parochetus communis and Trifolium.
