Eurema nilgiriensis

Nilgiri grass yellow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. nilgiriensis
Binomial name
Eurema nilgiriensis
Yata, 1990[1]

Eurema nilgiriensis,[1][2] the Nilgiri grass yellow,[3][4] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in south India.[3]

Eurema nilgiriensis from Kozhikode, Kerala

It is closely related to Eurema andersoni, Eurema ormistoni, Eurema celebensis and Eurema beatrix. This species is known only from south India.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Yata, Osamu (1990). "A new Eurema species from South India (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)". Esakia. Special Issue 1: 161–165. doi:10.5109/2539.
  2. ^ Yata, Osamu (1991). "A Revision of the Old World Species of the Genus Eurema Hubner (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)" (PDF). Bull. Kitakyushu Mas. Nat. Hisl. 10 (7): 39–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  3. ^ a b R.K., Varshney; 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.
  4. ^ "Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990 – Nilgiri Grass Yellow". Butterflies of India. 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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