Eurema portoricensis
Appearance
Puerto Rican yellow | |
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Female, dorsal view | |
Female, ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. portoricensis
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Binomial name | |
Eurema portoricensis | |
Synonyms | |
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Eurema portoricensis, the Puerto Rican yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]
The larvae feed on Senna obtusifolia, Senna alata, and Chamaecrista nictitans patellaria var. glabrata.[2]
References
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- ^ a b Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Biologia de Eurema portoricensis (Dewitz) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)