Species of butterfly
Eurema daira
E. d. palmira , Cuba
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Eurema
Species:
E. daira
Binomial name
Eurema daira
Synonyms
Pieris daira Godart, [1819]
Papilio delia Cramer, [1780]
Eurema demoditas Hübner, [1819]
Xanthidia jucunda Boisduval & Leconte, 1829
Terias lemnia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
Terias jucunda
Eurema jucunda
Terias palmira Poey, [1852]
Terias ebriola Poey, [1853]
Terias albina Poey, [1853]
Terias cubana Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
Eurema palmira
Terias solana Reakirt, 1866
Terias persistens Butler & H. Druce, 1872
Terias sidonia R. Felder, 1869
Terias lydia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
Terias rhodia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
Terias medutina C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
Terias phoenicia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
Terias lydia
Eurema daira , the fairy yellow , barred yellow or barred sulphur , is a butterfly of the family Pieridae . The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1819. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona , South Dakota , southern Texas and even Washington, D.C.
The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the southern part of the range and in late summer and fall as vagrant.
The larvae feed on Fabaceae species, including Stylosanthes biflora and Aeschynomene species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers including joint vetches and shepherd's needle, and are the principal pollinators of Cnidoscolus urens .
E. d. daira (Virginia, New York, Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida)
E. d. palmira (Poey, [1852]) (West Indies, Cuba, Bahamas)
E. d. eugenia (Wallengren, 1860) (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala)
E. d. sidonia (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
E. d. lydia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela, Colombia)
E. d. macheti Brévignon, 1996 (French Guiana)
Male
Female
E. d. eugenia , Honduras