Jump to content

Eurema portoricensis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tom.Bot (talk | contribs) at 06:34, 21 March 2018 (Task 3: +{{Taxonbar|from=Q13626086}} (1 sig. taxon ID); WP:GenFixe using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Puerto Rican yellow
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Eurema
Species:
E. portoricensis
Binomial name
Eurema portoricensis
(Dewitz, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terias portoricensis Dewitz, 1877
  • Pyrisitia portoricensis
  • Terias tenera Avinoff, 1926

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]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eurema portoricensis.
Wikispecies has information related to Eurema portoricensis.
  1. ^ a b Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Biologia de Eurema portoricensis (Dewitz) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)


Stub icon

This Pieridae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eurema_portoricensis&oldid=831566015"