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Eurema dina

Dina Yellow


Eurema dina

Poey, 1832
La Dina Amarilla

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

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Eurema dina, the dina yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Felipe Poey in 1832. It is found from Panama north to southern Florida.

The wingspan is .Adults are on wing year round in southern Florida. Strays can be found in southern Texas in November and southern Arizona in October. Adults feed on flower nectar of Lantana, Asclepias and small-flowered Asteraceae species in South America.

The larvae feed on Alvaradoa amorphoides in Florida and Picramnia species in Central America.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognized:
  • E. d. dina (Cuba)
  • E. d. westwoodi (Boisduval, 1836) (Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama)
  • E. d. parvumbra (Kaye, 1925) (Jamaica)
  • E. d. helios Bates, 1934 (Bahamas)
  • E. d. bayobanex Bates, 1939 (Haiti)

Source: Wikipedia, article Eurema dina. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 637141
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Pilas
Alajuela
Costa Rica
04/09/2025
Eduardo Nadal



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
229556109/04/2025Costa RicaAlajuelaHotel Buena Vista, PilasEduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Dina Yellow (Eurema dina) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.