| Changeable grass yellow | |
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| Dorsal view (specimen) | |
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| E. s. tecmessa, Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. simulatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurema simulatrix | |
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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]
The following subspecies are recognised: [1]
Eurema irena is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Eurema simulatrix.