Eurema portoricensis

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Puerto Rican yellow
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Female, dorsal view
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Female, ventral view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. portoricensis
Binomial name
Eurema portoricensis
(Dewitz, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Terias portoricensisDewitz, 1877
  • Pyrisitia portoricensis
  • Terias teneraAvinoff, 1926

Eurema portoricensis, the Puerto Rican yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Puerto Rico. [1]

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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view

The larvae feed on Senna obtusifolia , Senna alata , and Chamaecrista nictitans patellaria var. glabrata . [2]

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