Eurema alitha

Scalloped grass yellow
	E. a. zita, from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. alitha
Binomial name
	Eurema alitha; (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
	Terias invidaButler, 1883; Eurema zita;

Last updated December 06, 2025

Eurema alitha, the scalloped grass yellow, is a butterfly species in the genus Eurema . It was first described as Terias alitha^[1] by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862.^[2] It is found in Southeast Asia.

Subspecies

E. a. alitha (Mindanao)
E. a. basilana (Basilan)
E. a. djampeana (Tanah Jampea)
E. a. esakii (Taiwan)
E. a. garama (Sulu Islands)
E. a. gradiens (northern Borneo)
E. a. jalendra (Palawan)
E. a. novaguineensis (Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
E. a. samarana (Samar)
E. a. sanama (Sulu Islands)
E. a. sangira (Sangi)
E. a. zita (Sulawesi)
E. a. lorquini (Sulawesi)

References

↑ C. & R. Felder (1862). "Lepidoptera nova". Wiener entomologische monatschrift. 6: 282–294.
↑ "Eurema". Funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-11-25.

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[1] C. & R. Felder (1862). "Lepidoptera nova". Wiener entomologische monatschrift. 6: 282–294.

[2] "Eurema". Funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-11-25.

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Scalloped grass yellow

E. a. zita, from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. alitha
Binomial name
*Eurema alitha* (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
Terias invidaButler, 1883 Eurema zita