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:
Species group:
  • Eurema adamsi
  • Eurema agave
  • Eurema albula – ghost yellow
  • Eurema amelia
  • Eurema arbela Geyer,
  • Eurema daira – barred yellow, fairy yellow, or barred sulphur
  • Eurema deva
  • Eurema elathea
  • Eurema fabiola
  • Eurema lirina
  • Eurema lucina
  • Eurema mexicanaMexican yellow
  • Eurema nigrocincta Dognin, 1889
  • Eurema paulina
  • Eurema phiale
  • Eurema reticulata
  • Eurema salome – Salome yellow
  • Eurema tupuntenem Lichy, 1976
  • Eurema xantochlora – tropical yellow
Species group abaeis:
  • Eurema nicippe
  • Eurema nicippiformis Munroe, 1947
Species group pyrisitia:
  • Eurema chamberlaini Butler, 1897
  • Eurema dina – bush sulphur or dina yellow
  • Eurema euterpiformis Munroe, 1947
  • Eurema leuce – Hall's sulphur
  • Eurema lisalittle yellow
  • Eurema messalinashy yellow
  • Eurema nise – mimosa yellow
  • Eurema portoricensisPuerto Rican yellow
  • Eurema proterpia – tailed orange or little jaune
  • Eurema pyro
  • Eurema venusta
Species group teriocolias:
  • Eurema zelia
Unknown species group
  • Eurema doris
  • Eurema irena Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932
  • Eurema ormistoni
  • Eurema raymundoi
  • ''Eurema tondana''