Eurema desjardinsii

Eurema desjardinsii, the angled grass yellow, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, found in Africa.

The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 37–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, depending on rainfall.

The larvae feed on Chamaecrista mimosoides and probably Hypericum aethiopicum.

Subspecies

• Eurema desjardinsii desjardinsi (Madagascar, Comoro Islands)
• Eurema desjardinsii marshalli <small>(Butler, 1898)</small> (Kenya, South Africa)

References

External links

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate 22e