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Eurema desjardinsii

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Eurema desjardinsii

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Eurema

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Eurema senegalensis, Eurema floricola, Hypolycaena philippus

Eurema desjardinsii, the angled grass yellow, is a butterfly of the Pieridae family, found in Africa.

The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 37–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, depending on rainfall.

The larvae feed on Chamaecrista mimosoides and probably Hypericum aethiopicum.

Subspecies

  • Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsi (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
  • Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Butler, 1898) (Kenya, South Africa)
  • References

    Eurema desjardinsii Wikipedia


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