Eurema leuce
Hall's sulphur | |
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P. l. athalia, Colombia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. leuce
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Binomial name | |
Eurema leuce | |
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Eurema leuce, the Hall's sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the West Indies and in Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1]
The length of the forewings is 17–21 mm for males and females. Adults have been recorded feeding on Bidens pilosa, Tournefortia hirsutissima, and Croton barahonensis.[2]
Subspecies[edit]
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- E. l. leuce (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay)
- E. l. circumcincta (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará)
- E. l. athalia (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
- E. l. flavilla (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Amazonas), Peru)
- E. l. memulus (Butler, 1871) (Haiti)
- E. l. antillarum (Hall, 1936) (St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico)
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Male. ventral view
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Female, dorsal view
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Female, ventral view
References[edit]
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