Eurema desjardinsii

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Angled grass yellow
Angled grass yellow (Eurema desjardinsii marshalli).jpg
E. d. marshalli
Kakamega Forest, Kenya
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. desjardinsii
Binomial name
Eurema desjardinsii
(Boisduval, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Eurema desjardinsi(Boisduval, 1833)
  • Xanthidia desjardinsiBoisduval, 1833
  • Terias alienaButler, 1880
  • Terias desjardinsi ab. druetiDufrane, 1947
  • Terias marshalliButler, 1898
  • Terias desjardinsi f. philonoeStoneham, 1957
  • Terias desjardinsi f. dulcineaStoneham, 1957
  • Terias desjardinsi marshalli f. pseudoregularisBerger, 1981

Eurema desjardinsii, the angled grass yellow, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa.

The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 37–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, depending on rainfall. [2]

The larvae feed on Chamaecrista mimosoides and probably Hypericum aethiopicum .

Subspecies

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References

  1. Eurema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.