Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth.[2]
The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are pure white above with a black tip to forewing. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.[2]
The larvae feed on Cassia species[2] (including Cassia fruticosa).[1]
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Male, Trinidad
Caught in Desmodium axillare pods
Eurema albula, the ghost yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from southern Texas (where it is a rare stray) south through the West Indies and mainland tropical Central and South America to Brazil. The habitat consists of tropical forests and second growth.
The wingspan is 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in). Adults are pure white above with a black tip to forewing. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. They feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on Cassia species (including Cassia fruticosa).
