Eurema mandarinula

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Eurema mandarinula
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Eurema mandarinula in Holland (figure 5)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. mandarinula
Binomial name
Eurema mandarinula
(Holland, 1892) [1]
Synonyms
  • Terias mandarinulaHolland, 1892
  • Eurema (Eurema) mandarinula
  • Terias punctinotataButler, 1895

Eurema mandarinula, the mandarin grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and Malawi. [2] The habitat consists of semi-montane grassy areas in and around forests.

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References

  1. Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-01.