Eurema sari, the chocolate grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Southeast Asia.[2]
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| Eurema sari sodalis, ventral view, Vietnam | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. sari
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurema sari | |
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The wingspan is 36–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). Adults have a distinct brown apex on the underside of the forewing.[2]
The larvae feed on Leguminosae species.[2]
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Ventral view
Subspecies
editThe following subspecies are recognised:[1]
- Eurema sari curiosa (Swinhoe, [1885]) – (India)
- Eurema sari obucola (Fruhstorfer, 1910) – (southern Borneo, Natuna, Palawan)
- Eurema sari sari – (Java)
- Eurema sari sodalis (Moore, 1886) – (southern Burma, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, northern Borneo)
- Eurema sari thyreus (Fruhstorfer, 1910) – (Enggano)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Eurema sari.
- ^ a b Eurema sari, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ a b c "Butterfly Circle". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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