Eurema portoricensis

Puerto Rican yellow
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. portoricensis
Binomial name
Eurema portoricensis
(Dewitz, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terias portoricensis Dewitz, 1877
  • Pyrisitia portoricensis
  • Terias tenera Avinoff, 1926

Eurema portoricensis, the Puerto Rican yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]

Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view

The larvae feed on Senna obtusifolia, Senna alata, and Chamaecrista nictitans patellaria var. glabrata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Biologia de Eurema portoricensis (Dewitz) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)


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