Eurema albula

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Ghost yellow
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. albula
Binomial name
Eurema albula
(Cramer, [1776]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio albulaCramer, [1776]
  • Terias albula
  • Papilio cassiaeSepp, [1844] (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terias claraBates, 1861
  • Terias tapeinaBates, 1861
  • Eurema melacheilaMöschler, 1877
  • Pieris sinoeGodart, 1819
  • Terias marginellaC. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias marginulaHerrich-Schäffer, 1867 ( nom. nud. )
  • Terias celataR. Felder, 1869
  • Terias leucillaR. Felder, 1869
  • Eurema albula espinosaiLamas, 1999

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]

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

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