Eurema albula

Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. 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]

Ghost yellow
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. albula
Binomial name
Eurema albula
(Cramer, [1776])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio albula Cramer, [1776]
  • Terias albula
  • Papilio cassiae Sepp, [1844] (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terias clara Bates, 1861
  • Terias tapeina Bates, 1861
  • Eurema melacheila Möschler, 1877
  • Pieris sinoe Godart, 1819
  • Terias marginella C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias marginula Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 (nom. nud.)
  • Terias celata R. Felder, 1869
  • Terias leucilla R. Felder, 1869
  • Eurema albula espinosai Lamas, 1999

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
  • E. a. albula (Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Pará)
  • E. a. sinoe (Godart, 1819) (Brazil)
  • E. a. marginella (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • E. a. celata (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
  • E. a. espinosae (Fernández, 1928) (Peru)
  • E. a. totora Lamas, 1981 (Peru)
  • Male, Trinidad
  • Caught in Desmodium axillare pods

References
  1. Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.