Eurema albula
Eurema albula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. albula |
Binomial name | |
Eurema albula (Cramer, [1776])[1] | |
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Eurema albula, the Ghost Yellow, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth.[2]
The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are pure white above with a black tip to forewing. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.[2]
The larvae feed on Cassia species[2] (including Cassia fruticosa).[1]
Subspecies
- Eurema albula albula (Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Pará)
- Eurema albula sinoe (Godart, 1819) (Brazil)
- Eurema albula marginella (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
- Eurema albula celata (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
- Eurema albula espinosae (Fernández, 1928) (Peru)
- Eurema albula totora Lamas, 1981 (Peru)
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male, Trinidad
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caught in Desmodium axillare pods
References
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