Eurema albula

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 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 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. totoraLamas, 1981 (Peru)

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  Male, Trinidad
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  Caught in Desmodium axillare pods

References

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