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Colias myrmidone
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C. myrmidone
Binomial name
Colias myrmidone
Esper, 1780

The Danube Clouded Yellow (Colias myrmidone) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Western Asia, through Southern Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary up to Austria and the Jura mountains near Regensburg in Germany.

The wingspan is 44-50 mm. The butterfly flies in May and again from July to August in two generations.

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis, Chamaecytisus ruthenicus and Chamaecytisus supinus.