Eurema leuce

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pieridae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eurema

Similar Eurema elathea, Eurema albula, Eurema portoricensis, Eurema dina, Eurema proterpia

Eurema leuce, the Hall's sulphur, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found on the West Indies and in Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, and Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 17–21 mm for males and females. Adults have been recorded feeding on Bidens pilosa, Tournefortia hirsutissima, and Croton barahonensis.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

E. l. leuce (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay)

E. l. circumcincta (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará)

E. l. athalia (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)

E. l. flavilla (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Amazonas), Peru)

E. l. memulus (Butler, 1871) (Haiti)

E. l. antillarum (Hall, 1936) (St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico)

References

Eurema leuce Wikipedia

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