| Nilgiri grass yellow | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. nilgiriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990[1] | |
Eurema nilgiriensis,[1][2] the Nilgiri grass yellow,[3][4] is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is found in south India.[3]
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It is closely related to Eurema andersoni, Eurema ormistoni, Eurema celebensis and Eurema beatrix. This species is known only from south India.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Yata, Osamu (1990). "A new Eurema species from South India (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)". Esakia. Special Issue 1: 161–165.
- ^ Yata, Osamu (1991). "A Revision of the Old World Species of the Genus Eurema Hubner (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)" (PDF). Bull. Kitakyushu Mas. Nat. Hisl. 10 (7): 39–41.
- ^ a b R.K., Varshney; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 69. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
- ^ "Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990 – Nilgiri Grass Yellow". Butterflies of India. 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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