Eurema daira
Appearance
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Eurema daira, the fairy yellow, barred yellow or barred sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona, South Dakota, southern Texas and even Washington, D.C.
The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the southern part of the range and in late summer and fall as vagrant.
The larvae feed on Fabaceae species, including Stylosanthes biflora and Aeschynomene species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers including joint vetches and shepherd's needle, and are the principal pollinators of Cnidoscolus urens.
Subspecies
- E. d. daira (Virginia, New York, Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida)
- E. d. palmira (Poey, [1852]) (West Indies, Cuba, Bahamas)
- E. d. eugenia (Wallengren, 1860) (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala)
- E. d. sidonia (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
- E. d. lydia (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela, Colombia)
- E. d. macheti Brévignon, 1996 (French Guiana)
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E. d. daira, Florida
References
External links
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Categories:
- Eurema
- Butterflies of North America
- Butterflies of Central America
- Butterflies of the Caribbean
- Pieridae of South America
- Butterflies of Cuba
- Butterflies of Jamaica
- Butterflies of Mexico
- Butterflies of the United States
- Lepidoptera of Brazil
- Lepidoptera of Colombia
- Lepidoptera of Costa Rica
- Lepidoptera of Ecuador
- Lepidoptera of French Guiana
- Lepidoptera of Panama
- Lepidoptera of Venezuela
- Insects of Guatemala
- Insects of Honduras
- Insects of Nicaragua
- Invertebrates of Argentina
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Pieridae stubs