Eurema desjardinsii
| Angled Grass Yellow | |
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| Eurema desjardinsii (Boisduval, 1833)[1]
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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)
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