Eurema floricola

Malagasy grass yellow
Eurema floricola ssp. ceres
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Eurema
Species: E. floricola
Binomial name
Eurema floricola
(Boisduval, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xanthidia floricola Boisduval, 1833
  • Eurema (Terias) floricola
  • Terias smilacina Felder and Felder, 1865
  • Terias boisduvaliana Mabille, 1885
  • Terias arisba Mabille, 1887
  • Terias anjuana Butler, 1879
  • Terias decipiens Butler, 1879
  • Terias ceres Butler, 1886
  • Terias leonis Butler, 1886
  • Terias floricola nivea Berger, 1981

Eurema floricola, the Malagasy grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and on Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion and the Seychelles.[2] The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

The larvae feed on Desmanthus virgatus, Caesalpinia bonducella, Leucaena glauca, Mimosa and Entada species.

Subspecies

  • Eurema floricola floricola (Madagascar, eastern Tanzania)
  • Eurema floricola aldabrensis Bernardi, 1969 (Seychelles)
  • Eurema floricola anjuana (Butler, 1879) (Comoros)
  • Eurema floricola ceres (Butler, 1886) (Mauritius, Reunion)
  • Eurema floricola leonis (Butler, 1886) (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia)

References

  1. ↑ Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: File D – Pierini - Subfamily Coliadinae


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