Eurema hecabe

Eurema hecabe
Bangalore, India
E. h. solifera Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. hecabe
Binomial name
Eurema hecabe
Synonyms
  • Papilio hecabe Linnaeus, 1758
  • Terias hecabe
  • Terias solifera Butler, 1875
  • Terias bisinuata Butler, 1876
  • Terias chalcomiaeta Butler, 1879
  • Terias dentilimbata Butler, 1879
  • Terias bewsheri Butler, 1879
  • Terias orientis Butler, 1888
  • Terias aethiopica Trimen & Bowker, 1889
  • Terias butleri Trimen & Bowker, 1889
  • Terias floricola f. parva Rothschild, 1921
  • Terias brenda ab. alba Dufrane, 1945
  • Terias brenda ab. subalba Dufrane, 1945
  • Terias floricola ab. alba Dufrane, 1945
  • Terias brenda ab. maureli Dufrane, 1947
  • Terias hecabe senegalensis f. continua Storace, 1949
  • Terias hecabe f. napia Stoneham, 1957
  • Terias hecabe f. neria Stoneham, 1957
  • Terias maroensis Butler, 1883
  • Terias biformis Butler, 1884
  • Terias latilimbata Butler, 1886
  • Terias hecabe borneensis Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Terias amplexa Butler, 1887
  • Terias mandarina de l'Orza, 1869
  • Terias photophila Butler, 1884
  • Terias diversa Wallace, 1867
  • Terias hecabe oeta Fruhstorfer, 1910
  • Terias phoebus Butler, 1886
  • Eurema hecabe var. kerawara Ribbe, 1898
  • Eurema hecabe var. magna Ribbe, 1898
  • Terias contubernalis Moore, 1886

Eurema hecabe, the common grass yellow,[1][2] is a small pierid butterfly species found in Asia, Africa and Australia.[1][2][3] They are found flying close to the ground and are found in open grass and scrub habitats. It is simply known as "the grass yellow" in parts of its range; the general term otherwise refers to the entire genus Eurema.

  1. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 69. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  2. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.