Berger's clouded yellow is a Palearctic species (South and Central Europe, South Russia, Russian Far East, Siberia Central Asia and temperate China also Asia Minor, Caucasus and Transcaucasia.

In the cell of the forewings there is a black spot on the upper and lower sides.

In the females, the orange spot on the top of the hind wings is not bordered.

Similar species The larval food plants are horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) and crown vetch (Coronilla varia) on which the female lays the eggs.

This species is a rare vagrant to south England, the North German plain and Denmark.