Eurema desjardinsii
Angled grass yellow | |
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E. d. marshalli Kakamega Forest, Kenya | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. desjardinsii |
Binomial name | |
Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Eurema desjardinsii, the angled grass yellow, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family, found in Africa.
The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 37–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, depending on rainfall.[2]
The larvae feed on Chamaecrista mimosoides and probably Hypericum aethiopicum.
Subspecies
- Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsi (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
- Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Kenya, South Africa)
References
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