Barred Yellow
Eurema daira
Summary 7
The Fairy Yellow, Barred Yellow or Barred Sulphur (Eurema daira) is a butterfly of the Pieridae family. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona, South Dakota, southern Texas and even Washington D. C.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Residential in southeast North America with migratory portions of its range into the southwest (Scott 1986). Habitats are SUBTROPICAL OPEN OR BRUSHY AREAS. Host plants are usually herbaceous with most known hosts largely restricted to a few species in one family, LEGUMINOSAE. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. There are multiple flights each year with the approximate flight time APR1-OCT31 in the northern part of the range and year round in the southern part of their range (Scott 1986).
Sources and Credits
- (c) pondhawk, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/38686613@N08/4731324193
- (c) 2011 Philip Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=377243&one=T
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Coliadinae/Eurema_daira_sidonia/Eurema_daira_sidonia_last_instar_larva_Guirocoba_SON_MX_Aug_2000_JPB.jpg
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurema_daira
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/17780378
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Pacific Northwest Moths
