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Eurema albula

Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth.

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Cassia species (including Cassia fruticosa).

Subspecies

  • E. a. albula (Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Pará)
  • E. a. sinoe <small>(Godart, 1819)</small> (Brazil)
  • E. a. marginella <small>(C. & R. Felder, 1861)</small> (Venezuela)
  • E. a. celata <small>(R. Felder, 1869)</small> (Mexico)
  • E. a. espinosae <small>(Fernández, 1928)</small> (Peru)
  • E. a. totora <small>Lamas, 1981</small> (Peru)

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