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Angled grass yellow
	E. d. marshalli; Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. desjardinsii
Binomial name
	Eurema desjardinsii; (Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
	Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833); Xanthidia desjardinsi Boisduval, 1833; Terias aliena Butler, 1880; Terias desjardinsi ab. drueti Dufrane, 1947; Terias marshalli Butler, 1898; Terias desjardinsi f. philonoe Stoneham, 1957; Terias desjardinsi f. dulcinea Stoneham, 1957; Terias desjardinsi marshalli f. pseudoregularis Berger, 1981;

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Eurema desjardinsii, the angled grass yellow, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, 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

^ Eurema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate 22e

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[1] Eurema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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-| name = Angled Grass Yellow
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+| image = Angled grass yellow (Eurema desjardinsii marshalli).jpg
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+| image_caption = ''E. d. marshalli''<br/>[[Kakamega Forest]], [[Kenya]]
+| taxon = Eurema desjardinsii
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+| authority = ([[Jean Baptiste Boisduval|Boisduval]], 1833)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/eurema/index.html ''Eurema''] at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''</ref>
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-| familia = [[Pieridae]]
-| genus = ''[[Eurema]]''
-| species = '''''E. desjardinsii'''''
-| binomial = ''Eurema desjardinsii''
-| binomial_authority = (Boisduval, 1833)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/eurema/index.html ''Eurema''], Site of Markku Savela</ref>
 | synonyms =
 *''Eurema desjardinsi'' <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small>
 *''Xanthidia desjardinsi'' <small>Boisduval, 1833</small>
+*''Terias aliena'' <small>Butler, 1880</small>
+*''Terias desjardinsi'' ab. ''drueti'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small>
+*''Terias marshalli'' <small>Butler, 1898</small>
+*''Terias desjardinsi'' f. ''philonoe'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
+*''Terias desjardinsi'' f. ''dulcinea'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small>
+*''Terias desjardinsi marshalli'' f. ''pseudoregularis'' <small>Berger, 1981</small>
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-The '''Angled Grass Yellow''' ('''''Eurema desjardinsii''''') is a [[butterfly]] of the [[Pieridae]] family, found in [[Africa]].
+'''''Eurema desjardinsii''''', the '''angled grass yellow''', is a [[butterfly]] of the family [[Pieridae]], found in [[Africa]].
-The [[wingspan]] is 35–38&nbsp;mm for males and 37–40&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, depending on rainfall.<ref>Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.</ref>
+The [[wingspan]] is 35–38&nbsp;mm for males and 37–40&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, depending on rainfall.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}</ref>
 The larvae feed on ''[[Chamaecrista mimosoides]]'' and probably ''[[Hypericum aethiopicum]]''.
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+*[https://archive.org/stream/diegrossschmett13seit#page/n53/mode/2up Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate 22e ]
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-[[Category:Eurema]]
+[[Category:Butterflies described in 1833]]
+[[Category:Eurema|desjardinsii]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval]]
+[[Category:Butterflies of Africa]]
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