Eurema laeta

Eurema laeta

(Lined Grass-yellow, Spotless Grass-yellow)

FAMILY

Pieridae

Species

Eurema laeta

Common name(s)

Lined Grass-yellow, Spotless Grass-yellow

Main colour(s)

Yellow with black

Distinctive feature

Wingspan 30/29 mm

Campus

Townsville

Description

Larval host plant is Chamaecrista mimosoides. Mature larvae green with darker green and pale yellow markings; head pale green. Adults yellow with a broad black or brownish band on the fore wing, hind with a narrow black or brownish band; lower surface unmarked yellow.