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Eurema albula

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Species of butterfly

Ghost yellow
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species: E. albula
Binomial name
Eurema albula
(Cramer, )
Synonyms
  • Papilio albula Cramer,
  • Terias albula
  • Papilio cassiae Sepp, (preocc. Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Terias clara Bates, 1861
  • Terias tapeina Bates, 1861
  • Eurema melacheila Möschler, 1877
  • Pieris sinoe Godart, 1819
  • Terias marginella C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias marginula Herrich-Schäffer, 1867 (nom. nud.)
  • Terias celata R. Felder, 1869
  • Terias leucilla R. Felder, 1869
  • Eurema albula espinosai Lamas, 1999

Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth.

The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Cassia species (including Cassia fruticosa).

Subspecies

  • E. a. albula (Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Pará)
  • E. a. sinoe (Godart, 1819) (Brazil)
  • E. a. marginella (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • E. a. celata (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
  • E. a. espinosae (Fernández, 1928) (Peru)
  • E. a. totora Lamas, 1981 (Peru)

References

  1. ^ Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
Taxon identifiers
Eurema albula


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