Eurema simulatrix

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Changeable grass yellow
Eurema simulatrix dorsal.jpg
Dorsal view (specimen)
Hill grass yellow (Eurema simulatrix tecmessa) underside Phang Nga.jpg
E. s. tecmessa, Thailand
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. simulatrix
Binomial name
Eurema simulatrix
(Semper, 1891) [1]
Synonyms
  • Terias simulatrixSemper, 1891
  • Terias tecmessade Nicéville & Martin, [1896]
  • Terias hecabe grandis f. sarinoidesFruhstorfer, 1910
  • Eurema simulatrix tecmessa f. stockleyiCorbet & Pendlebury, 1932

Eurema simulatrix, the changeable grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Burma to Sundaland, Cambodia and the Philippines. [2] The habitat consists of secondary or disturbed habitats including forest clearings, roadsides and riverbanks, parks and gardens. [3]

The length of the forewings is 21–26 mm (0.83–1.02 in) for males and 19–25 mm (0.75–0.98 in) for females. [4] Adults have two cell spots on the underside of the forewings and a large, almost cleft, reddish-brown apical spot on the forewing. [5]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: [1]

Eurema irena is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Eurema simulatrix.

References

  1. 1 2 Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna
  3. Butterflies of Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo [usurped]
  4. "A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Eurema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  5. "Butterfly Circle". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-10-14.