Eurema salome

Salome yellow
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. salome
Binomial name
	Eurema salome; ( C. & R. Felder, 1861)
Synonyms
	Terias salome C. & R. Felder, 1861; Terias arbela ab. lurida d'Almeida, 1928; Terias salome saba Bryk, 1953; Terias salome limoneus C. & R. Felder, 1861; Terias limonia Ménétriés, 1857 (nom. nud.); Terias gaugamela C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Eurema damarina Staudinger, 1889; Terias mexicana henricii Apolinar, 1926; Terias jamapa Reakirt, 1866; Eurema xystra;

Eurema salome, the Salome yellow, is a

Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The habitat consists of forest openings and edges and roadcuts.^[2]

The wingspan is 47–57 mm (1.9–2.2 in). The wings are yellow, the upper surface of the forewings with black margins projecting into the yellow ground color. Males have a black border on the hindwings, while females are lacking this border. Both sexes have tail-like hindwing projections. Adults are on wing from August to September in southern Texas and all year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of a wide variety of flowers.^[2]

The larvae feed on Diphysa species.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognized:^[1]

E. s. salome (Peru)
E. s. limoneus (C. & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela)
E. s. gaugamela (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela)
E. s. jamapa (Reakirt, 1866) (Mexico)
E. s. xystra (d'Almeida, 1936) (Ecuador)

References

^ ^a ^b Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
^ ^a ^b ^c Butterflies and Moths of North America

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[funet-1] Eurema, Site of Markku Savela

[bamona-2] Butterflies and Moths of North America

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