Barred Yellow
Eurema daira (Godart, 1819)
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The Barred Yellow (Eurema daira), like many other species of pierids, has a tendency to wander north of its usual range in late summer. This butterfly is a rare vagrant in Maryland, where it has been recorded from Montgomery County in late July (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith).

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Eurema daira
E. d. palmira, Cuba

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Eurema
Species:
E. daira
Binomial name
Eurema daira
(Godart, [1819])[2]
Synonyms
  • Pieris daira Godart, [1819]
  • Papilio delia Cramer, [1780]
  • Eurema demoditas Hübner, [1819]
  • Xanthidia jucunda Boisduval & Leconte, 1829
  • Terias lemnia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
  • Terias jucunda
  • Eurema jucunda
  • Terias palmira Poey, [1852]
  • Terias ebriola Poey, [1853]
  • Terias albina Poey, [1853]
  • Terias cubana Herrich-Schäffer, 1865
  • Eurema palmira
  • Terias solana Reakirt, 1866
  • Terias persistens Butler & H. Druce, 1872
  • Terias sidonia R. Felder, 1869
  • Terias lydia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias rhodia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias medutina C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861
  • Terias phoenicia C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865
  • Terias lydia

Eurema daira, the fairy yellow, barred yellow or barred sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1819. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona, South Dakota, southern Texas and even Washington, D.C.

The wingspan is 32–41 mm. Adults are on wing year round in the southern part of the range and in late summer and fall as vagrant.

The larvae feed on Fabaceae species, including Stylosanthes biflora and Aeschynomene species. Adults feed on the nectar of various flowers including joint vetches and shepherd's needle, and are the principal pollinators of Cnidoscolus urens.

Subspecies

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  • E. d. daira (Virginia, New York, Virginia, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida)
  • E. d. palmira (Poey, [1852]) (West Indies, Cuba, Bahamas)
  • E. d. eugenia (Wallengren, 1860) (Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala)
  • E. d. sidonia (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico)
  • E. d. lydia (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861) (Venezuela, Colombia)
  • E. d. macheti Brévignon, 1996 (French Guiana)
  • Male
    Male
  • Female
    Female
  • E. d. daira, Florida
    E. d. daira, Florida
  • E. d. eugenia, Honduras
    E. d. eugenia, Honduras

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Eurema daira Barred Yellow". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (February 24, 2019). "Eurema daira (Godart, 1819)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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