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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. albula
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Binomial name | |
Eurema albula | |
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Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth. [2]
The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar. [2]
The larvae feed on Cassia species [2] (including Cassia fruticosa). [1]
Ghost yellow | |
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Dorsal view | |
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Ventral view | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. albula
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Binomial name | |
Eurema albula | |
Synonyms | |
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Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth. [2]
The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar. [2]
The larvae feed on Cassia species [2] (including Cassia fruticosa). [1]