Eurema boisduvaliana

Eurema boisduvaliana, commonly known as Boisduval's yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica north to Mexico. Rare strays may be found in southern Florida, but it is a regular migrant to south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, and southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical forests and forest edges, scrubs, roadsides and pastures.[2]

Eurema boisduvaliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. boisduvaliana
Binomial name
Eurema boisduvaliana
(C. & R. Felder, [1865])[1]
Synonyms
  • Terias boisduvaliana C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Eurema boisduvalianum
  • Pyrisita boisduvaliana
  • Terias ingrata R. Felder, 1869

The wingspan is 38–51 mm (1.5–2.0 in). The upperside is lemon yellow with black borders. Each hindwing is slightly pointed. There is a weak "dog's head" pattern on the male forewing. The hindwings have a wide black border projecting into a yellow ground colour. The female forewing is black at the apex and the hindwing has a narrow black edge. Adults are on wing from April to November in southern Texas and northward. They are on wing year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar.[2]

The larvae feed on Cassia species.[2]

Taxonomy

Eurema boisduvaliana is treated as a subspecies of Eurema arbela by most authors.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "E. a. boisduvaliana (C. & R. Felder, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America


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