Eurema leuce
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Eurema leuce, Hall's Sulfur, 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
.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the Pieridae
Pieridae
The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing approximately 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and Asia. Most pierid butterflies are white, yellow or orange in coloration, often with black spots...
family. It is found on the West Indies and in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
The length of the forewings is 17-21 mm for males and females. Adults have been recorded feeding on Bidens pilosa
Bidens pilosa
Bidens pilosa, commonly known as Spanish Needle, is a species in the plant family Asteraceae. It is an annual that grows up to 1 meter in height....
, Tournefortia hirsutissima and Croton barahonensis
Croton barahonensis
Croton barahonensis is a species of plant of the genus Croton and the family of Euphorbiaceae, present in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola....
.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:- Eurema leuce leuce (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay)
- Eurema leuce circumcincta (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará)
- Eurema leuce athalia (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
- Eurema leuce flavilla (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Amazonas), Peru)
- Eurema leuce memulus (Butler, 1871) (Haiti)
- Eurema leuce antillarum (Hall, 1936) (St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico)