Eurema desjardinsii

Angled grass yellow
	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
Binomial name
	Eurema desjardinsii; (Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
	Eurema desjardinsi (Boisduval, 1833); Xanthidia desjardinsi Boisduval, 1833; Terias aliena Butler, 1880; Terias desjardinsi ab. drueti Dufrane, 1947; Terias marshalli Butler, 1898; Terias desjardinsi f. philonoe Stoneham, 1957; Terias desjardinsi f. dulcinea Stoneham, 1957; Terias desjardinsi marshalli f. pseudoregularis Berger, 1981;

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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

Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsi (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Kenya, South Africa)

References

^ 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.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate 22e

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[1] Eurema at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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