Eurema daira

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Eurema daira
Barred yellow (Eurema daira palmira).JPG
E. d. palmira, Cuba
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. daira
Binomial name
Eurema daira
(Godart, [1819]) [2]
Synonyms
  • Pieris dairaGodart, [1819]
  • Papilio deliaCramer, [1780]
  • Eurema demoditasHübner, [1819]
  • Xanthidia jucundaBoisduval & Leconte, 1829
  • Terias lemniaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
  • Terias jucunda
  • Eurema jucunda
  • Terias palmiraPoey, [1852]
  • Terias ebriolaPoey, [1853]
  • Terias albinaPoey, [1853]
  • Terias cubanaHerrich-Schäffer, 1865
  • Eurema palmira
  • Terias solanaReakirt, 1866
  • Terias persistensButler & H. Druce, 1872
  • Terias sidoniaR. Felder, 1869
  • Terias lydiaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias rhodiaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias medutinaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias phoeniciaC. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
  • Terias lydia

Eurema daira, the fairy yellow, barred yellow or barred sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1819. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona, South Dakota, southern Texas and even Washington, D.C.

Contents

The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the southern part of the range and in late summer and fall as vagrant.

The larvae feed on Fabaceae species, including Stylosanthes biflora and Aeschynomene species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers including joint vetches and shepherd's needle, and are the principal pollinators of Cnidoscolus urens .

Subspecies

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Eurema daira Barred Yellow". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (February 24, 2019). "Eurema daira (Godart, 1819)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.