Chocolate grass yellow | |
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Eurema sari sodalis, ventral view, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. sari |
Binomial name | |
Eurema sari | |
Synonyms | |
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Eurema sari, the chocolate grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Southeast Asia. [2]
The wingspan is 36–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults have a distinct brown apex on the underside of the forewing. [2]
The larvae feed on Leguminosae species. [2]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]
Eurema hecabe, the common grass yellow, is a small pierid butterfly species found in Asia, Africa and Australia. They are found flying close to the ground and are found in open grass and scrub habitats. It is simply known as "the grass yellow" in parts of its range; the general term otherwise refers to the entire genus Eurema.
Leptosia nina, the psyche, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae and is found in Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Australia. The upper forewing has a black spot on a mainly white background. The flight is weak and erratic and the body of the butterfly bobs up and down as it beats its wings. They fly low over the grass and the butterfly rarely leaves the ground level.
Idea leuconoe, also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly or large tree nymph, is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. The paper kite is of Southeast Asian origin, but can also be found in Northern Australia and Southern Taiwan.
Eurema andersonii, the one-spot grass yellow or Anderson's grass yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in India and other parts of Asia.
Eurema is a widespread genus of grass yellow butterflies in the family Pieridae.
Bassarona teuta, the banded marquis, is a species of nymphalid butterfly.
Lexias pardalis, the common archduke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Plautella is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a monotypic genus containing Plautella cossaea found in the Indomalayan realm Malaya, Java, Sumatra and Borneo.
Idea stolli, the common tree nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia. There are twelve Idea species, of which five occur in West Malaysia.
Cepora judith, the Orange Gull, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It has no common name, although a subspecies is referred to as the orange gull. It is found in south-eastern Asia.
Taractrocera luzonensis is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from south-western Burma and northern Thailand through Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines to Sulawesi and neighbouring islands.
Eurema ada, the Talbot's Grass Yellow, is a species of butterfly in the genus Eurema. It was discovered in northern Borneo and described in 1871. Its main distinctive features are that its ground color is pale sulfurous, not white, and the border margins on its wings are blacker and wider. Wingspan is 35 mm.
Idea lynceus, the tree-nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in South East Asia.
Eurema simulatrix, the changeable grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Burma to Sundaland, Cambodia and the Philippines. The habitat consists of secondary or disturbed habitats including forest clearings, roadsides and riverbanks, parks and gardens.
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