Eurema herla

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Pink grass yellow
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. herla
Binomial name
Eurema herla
(WS Macleay, 1826) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris herlaMacleay, 1826
  • Terias sintaWallace, 1867
  • Terias hesperaButler, 1886
  • Terias immaculataMiskin, 1889

Eurema herla, also more commonly called the Pink Grass-Yellow or Macleay's Grass-Yellow, [2] is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in northern and eastern Australia. [3]

Adults are mostly yellow with an evenly rounded black area on the tips of its forewings Additionally, it had black dots on the edges of its hindwings where its veins end and the underside of its hindwings are a yellowish orange. [3] [2] The wingspan is about 30 mm (1.2 in).

The larvae feed on Chamaecrista mimosoides, also known as the Dwarf Cassia. [2] [3] [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. 1 2 3 "James Cook University: Macleay's Grass-Yellow".
  3. 1 2 3 Australian Insects
  4. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Chamaecrista mimosoides (Dwarf Cassia)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-04-20.