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Eurema albula

Eurema albula

Blanquita

Family: Pieridae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on Cassia species (including Cassia fruticosa).

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)

Source: Wikipedia, article Eurema albula. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 329497
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Potrerillo de Santa Teresa.
Rocha
Uruguay
04/15/2019
Mauricio Silvera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
91522015/04/2019UruguayRochaPotrerillo de Santa Teresa.Mauricio Silvera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Eurema albula – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.