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Eurema alitha

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Scalloped grass yellow
E. a. zita, from Sungai Pontolo, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. alitha
Binomial name
Eurema alitha
(C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Terias invida Butler, 1883
  • Eurema zita

Eurema alitha, the scalloped grass yellow, is a butterfly species in the genus Eurema. It was first described as Terias alitha[1] by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862.[2] It is found in Southeast Asia.

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References

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  1. ^ C. & R. Felder (1862). "Lepidoptera nova". Wiener entomologische monatschrift. 6: 282–294.
  2. ^ "Eurema". Funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-11-25.