Eurema desjardinsii
| Angled grass yellow | |
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| 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 | |
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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
[edit]- Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsi (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
- Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Kenya, South Africa)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Eurema desjardinsii.
- ^ 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.
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