Eurema
Eurema is a widespread genus of grass yellow butterflies in the family Pieridae.
Species range from Asia, Africa, Australia, and Oceania, to the New World. The type species is the North American barred yellow.
There are over 70 species in the genus, but more than 300 synonymous names have been applied to them. Some species, such as the common African grass yellow have over 80 synonyms. The genus itself has over 15 junior generic synonyms. This is the price of being a widespread taxon, as well as a zoogeographical problem.
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups:Eurema ada Eurema alitha – scalloped grass yellowEurema andersonii – one-spot grass yellowEurema beatrix Eurema blanda – three-spot grass yellowEurema brigitta – small grass yellow or no brand grass yellowEurema candida Eurema celebensis Wallace, 1867Eurema desjardinsii – angled grass yellow- ?Eurema ecriva Eurema esakii Shirôzu, 1953Eurema floricola – Malagasy grass yellow
- ?Eurema halmaherana Shirôzu & Yata, 1981Eurema hapale – pale grass yellow or marsh grass yellowEurema hecabe – common grass yellowEurema herla – pink grass yellow
- ?Eurema hiurae Shirozu & Yata, 1977Eurema lacteola – scarce grass yellowEurema laeta – spotless grass yellowEurema lombokiana Fruhstorfer, 1897Eurema mandarinula – mandarin grass yellowEurema mentawiensis Corbet, 1942Eurema novapallida Yata, 1992Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990 – Nilgiri grass yellowEurema puella – broad-margined grass yellowEurema regularis – regular grass yellowEurema sari – chocolate grass yellowEurema sarilata Semper, 1891Eurema senegalensis Boisduval, – forest grass yellowEurema simulatrix – changeable grass yellowEurema smilax – small grass yellowEurema tilaha Eurema nicevillei – Malayan grass yellowEurema timorensis Shirôzu & Yata, 1977Eurema tominia Eurema upembana Eurema zamida
Species group abaeis:Eurema nicippe Eurema nicippiformis Munroe, 1947
Species group pyrisitia:Eurema chamberlaini Butler, 1897Eurema dina – bush sulphur or dina yellowEurema euterpiformis Munroe, 1947Eurema leuce – Hall's sulphurEurema lisa – little yellowEurema messalina – shy yellowEurema nise – mimosa yellowEurema portoricensis – Puerto Rican yellowEurema proterpia – tailed orange or little jauneEurema pyro Eurema venusta
Species group teriocolias:Eurema zelia
Unknown species group
- Eurema doris
- Eurema irena Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932
- Eurema ormistoni
- Eurema raymundoi
- ''Eurema tondana''