Species of butterfly
Hall's sulphur
P. l. athalia , Colombia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pieridae
Genus:
Eurema
Species:
E. leuce
Binomial name
Eurema leuce
Synonyms
Terias leuce Boisduval, 1836
Pyrisitia leuce
Papilio sanguinea Larrañaga, 1923
Terias riograndensis d'Almeida, 1934
Terias circumcincta Bates, 1861
Terias athalia C. & R. Felder, [1865]
Terias diodina Butler, 1875
Terias pseudoleuce d'Almeida, 1934
Eurema hahneli Staudinger, 1884
Eurema sanjuanensis Watson, 1938
Eurema leuce , the Hall's sulphur , is a butterfly in the family Pieridae . It is found on the West Indies and in Brazil , Uruguay , Colombia , and Venezuela .[ 1]
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 .[ 2]
The following subspecies are recognised:[ 1]
E. l. leuce (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay)
E. l. circumcincta (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará)
E. l. athalia (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
E. l. flavilla (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Amazonas), Peru)
E. l. memulus (Butler, 1871) (Haiti)
E. l. antillarum (Hall, 1936) (St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico)
Male. ventral view
Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view