| Eurema sarilata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. sarilata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurema sarilata (Semper, 1891) | |
| Synonyms | |
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