Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth.[2]
The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.[2]
The larvae feed on Cassia species[2] (including Cassia fruticosa).[1]
Subspecies
- E. a. albula (Surinam, Brazil: Amazonas, Pará)
- E. a. sinoe (Godart, 1819) (Brazil)
- E. a. marginella (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
- E. a. celata (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
- E. a. espinosae (Fernández, 1928) (Peru)
- E. a. totora Lamas, 1981 (Peru)
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Male, Trinidad -
Caught in Desmodium axillare pods
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