Eurema irena

Eurema irena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species: E. irena
Binomial name
Eurema irena
Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932[1]
Synonyms
  • Eurema simulatrix irena

Eurema irena is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is endemic to Sulawesi.[2]

Taxonomy

Eurema irena was treated as a subspecies of Eurema simulatrix, but formally raised to full species status by Yata in 1994.

References

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