Eurema portoricensis
| Puerto Rican yellow | |
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| Female, ventral view | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. portoricensis |
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| Eurema portoricensis (Dewitz, 1877)[1] | |
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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]
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- 1 2 Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Biologia de Eurema portoricensis (Dewitz) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
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