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PAPUAN GRASS-YELLOW FACTS |
Identification
The Papuan Grass-yellow or Three-Spot Grass Yellow butterfly has bright yellow upper wings edged with dark brown or black. The underside of the forewing has a square brown patch in the corner. It is similar in appearance to the Large Grass-yellow which has a more uneven edge separating the yellow from the dark wing border on the upper surface of the forewings.
Other Names
Three-Spot Grass Yellow
Size
length 40mm - 42mm
Range
found in Asia and on Christmas Island (not found on mainland Australia).
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Pieridae | | Genus: | Eurema | | Species: | blanda | | Common Name: | Papuan Grass-yellow |
Relatives in same Genus
No-brand Grass-yellow (E. brigitta)
Large Grass-yellow (E. hecabe)
Lined Grass-yellow (E. laeta)
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