Eurema albula

Ghost yellow

Dorsal view

Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. albula
Binomial name
*Eurema albula* (Cramer, [1776])^[1]
Synonyms
Papilio albula Cramer, [1776] Terias albula Papilio cassiae Sepp, [1844] (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.^[2]

The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are pure white above with a black tip to forewing. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.^[2]

The larvae feed on Cassia species^[2] (including Cassia fruticosa).^[1]

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)

Male, Trinidad
Caught in Desmodium axillare pods

References

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1 2 Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
1 2 3 Butterflies and Moths of North America

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