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| name = Angled |
| name = Angled grass yellow |
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| image = Boisduval1833FaunEntMadagascarLepidPlate2.jpg |
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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]] |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| classis = [[Insect]]a |
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| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] |
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| familia = [[Pieridae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Eurema]]'' |
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| species = '''''E. desjardinsii''''' |
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*''Eurema desjardinsi'' <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small> |
*''Eurema desjardinsi'' <small>(Boisduval, 1833)</small> |
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*''Xanthidia desjardinsi'' <small>Boisduval, 1833</small> |
*''Xanthidia desjardinsi'' <small>Boisduval, 1833</small> |
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*''Terias aliena'' <small>Butler, 1880</small> |
*''Terias aliena'' <small>Butler, 1880</small> |
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*''Terias desjardinsi ab. drueti'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small> |
*''Terias desjardinsi'' ab. ''drueti'' <small>Dufrane, 1947</small> |
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*''Terias marshalli'' <small>Butler, 1898</small> |
*''Terias marshalli'' <small>Butler, 1898</small> |
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*''Terias desjardinsi f. philonoe'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small> |
*''Terias desjardinsi'' f. ''philonoe'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small> |
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*''Terias desjardinsi f. dulcinea'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small> |
*''Terias desjardinsi'' f. ''dulcinea'' <small>Stoneham, 1957</small> |
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*''Terias desjardinsi marshalli f. pseudoregularis'' <small>Berger, 1981</small> |
*''Terias desjardinsi marshalli'' f. ''pseudoregularis'' <small>Berger, 1981</small> |
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⚫ | The [[wingspan]] is 35–38 mm for males and 37–40 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> |
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The larvae feed on ''[[Chamaecrista mimosoides]]'' and probably ''[[Hypericum aethiopicum]]''. |
The larvae feed on ''[[Chamaecrista mimosoides]]'' and probably ''[[Hypericum aethiopicum]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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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Latest revision as of 16:32, 5 September 2024
Angled grass yellow | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Eurema desjardinsii | |
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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
[edit]- Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsi (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
- Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Kenya, South Africa)
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eurema desjardinsii.
Wikispecies has information related to Eurema desjardinsii.
- ^ 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.