clouded yellow
Britishnoun
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I can add that her sister Electra Gold was named after Colias electra, an unavailable name for the African clouded yellow, now Colias electo.
From Nature
The warm weather also saw an abundance of migrants from the Continent including the clouded yellow, painted lady and silver Y moth.
From BBC
A friend who visited Majorca during February has given me this list of the butterflies and moths that, even at that early season, he saw in plenty, mostly within a few miles of Palma: Bath White, Cabbage or Common White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Wall Brown, Holly Blue, Small Copper, Swallow Tail, and the Humming-bird Hawk Moth.
From Project Gutenberg
We have noticed several gorgeous species at Christmas-time, including the painted lady and red admiral, the southern wood-argus, Bath white and clouded yellow, with Lyc�na telicanus, Th�is polyxena, Meg�ra, and many more.
From Project Gutenberg
Mr. Gordon’s “Clouded Yellow” was unusually bright and airy; in “Love Bleeds Radiant,” by Dan Visconti, a sentimental theme purred through recorded crackle and explosive outbursts to a peaceful resolution.
From New York Times
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