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Revision as of 20:09, 27 October 2011

Angled Grass Yellow
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E. desjardinsii
Binomial name
Eurema desjardinsii
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833)
  • Xanthidia desjardinsi Boisduval, 1833

The Angled Grass Yellow (Eurema desjardinsii) 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

  1. ^ Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.