Biology:Eurema portoricensis

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Short description: Species of butterfly


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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q13626086 entry