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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 | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. desjardinsii
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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.