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'''''Eurema salome''''', the '''Salome Yellow''', is a [[butterfly]] in the [[Pieridae]] family. It is found from [[Peru]] northward through tropical America. It is an extremely rare migrant to the lower [[Rio Grande Valley]] in [[Texas]]. The habitat consists of forest openings and edges and roadcuts.<ref name=bamona>[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eurema-salome Butterflies and Moths of North America]</ref>
The '''Salome Yellow''' (''Eurema salome'') is a [[butterfly]] in the [[Pieridae]] family. It is found from [[Peru]] northward through tropical America. It is an extremely rare migrant to the lower [[Rio Grande Valley]] in [[Texas]]. The habitat consists of forest openings and edges and roadcuts.<ref name=bamona>[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Eurema-salome Butterflies and Moths of North America]</ref>


The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|47|-|57|mm|abbr=on}}. The wings are yellow, the upper surface of the forewings with black margins projecting into the yellow ground colour. Males have a black border on the hindwings, while females are lacking this border. Both sexes have tail-like hindwing projections. Adults are on wing from August to September in southern Texas and all year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of a wide variety of flowers.<ref name=bamona/>
The [[wingspan]] is {{convert|47|-|57|mm|abbr=on}}. The wings are yellow, the upper surface of the forewings with black margins projecting into the yellow ground colour. Males have a black border on the hindwings, while females are lacking this border. Both sexes have tail-like hindwing projections. Adults are on wing from August to September in southern Texas and all year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of a wide variety of flowers.<ref name=bamona/>

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Salome Yellow
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E. salome
Binomial name
Eurema salome
(C. & R. Felder, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terias salome C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias arbela ab. lurida d'Almeida, 1928
  • Terias salome saba Bryk, 1953
  • Terias salome limoneus C. & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias limonia Ménétriés, 1857 (nom. nud.)
  • Terias gaugamela C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Eurema damarina Staudinger, 1889
  • Terias mexicana henricii Apolinar, 1926
  • Terias jamapa Reakirt, 1866
  • Eurema xystra

The Salome Yellow (Eurema salome) is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Peru northward through tropical America. It is an extremely rare migrant to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The habitat consists of forest openings and edges and roadcuts.[2]

The wingspan is 47–57 mm (1.9–2.2 in). The wings are yellow, the upper surface of the forewings with black margins projecting into the yellow ground colour. Males have a black border on the hindwings, while females are lacking this border. Both sexes have tail-like hindwing projections. Adults are on wing from August to September in southern Texas and all year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of a wide variety of flowers.[2]

The larvae feed on Diphysa species.[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Eurema salome salome (Peru)
  • Eurema salome limoneus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
  • Eurema salome gaugamela (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela)
  • Eurema salome jamapa (Reakirt, 1866) (Mexico)
  • Eurema salome xystra (d'Almeida, 1936) (Ecuador)

References

  1. ^ a b Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ a b c Butterflies and Moths of North America