Eurema smilax

Eurema smilax, the small grass yellow, is a small pierid butterfly species found in Australia, including Lord Howe Island. It is also present on Java.[1]

Small grass yellow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. smilax
Binomial name
Eurema smilax
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Papilio smilax Donovan, 1805
  • Terias ingana Wallace, 1867
  • Terias parvula Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Terias varius Miskin, 1889
  • Terias casta T.P. Lucas, 1892
  • Terias smilax

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The upper surfaces of the wings are yellow with a black band around the edge, and a black dot near the middle. The undersides are yellow with variable brown markings.[2] The species exhibits seasonal wet-season and dry-season forms.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cassia fistula, Neptunia monosperma, Neptunia gracilis, Senna acclinis, Senna coriacea, Senna coronilloides, Cassia nemophila, Senna artemisioides petiolaris and Senna guadichaudii.

References
  1. "Australian Faunal Directory". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  2. Australian Insects


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