Eurema sari
Chocolate grass yellow | |
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Eurema sari sodalis, ventral view, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pieridae |
Genus: | Eurema |
Species: | E. sari |
Binomial name | |
Eurema sari (Horsfield, [1829])[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Eurema sari, the chocolate grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Southeast Asia.[2]
The wingspan is 36–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults have a distinct brown apex on the underside of the forewing.[2]
The larvae feed on Leguminosae species.[2]
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Dorsal view
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Ventral view
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Eurema sari curiosa (Swinhoe, [1885]) – (India)
- Eurema sari obucola (Fruhstorfer, 1910) – (southern Borneo, Natuna, Palawan)
- Eurema sari sari – (Java)
- Eurema sari sodalis (Moore, 1886) – (southern Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, northern Borneo)
- Eurema sari thyreus (Fruhstorfer, 1910) – (Enggano)
References
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- 1 2 Eurema sari, Site of Markku Savela
- 1 2 3 Butterfly Circle
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