Species Eurema alitha (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Scalloped Grass-yellow
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Yata, O. 1995. A revision of the Old World species of the genus Eurema Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) Part V. Description of the hecabe group (part). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 14: 1-54 pls 1-35 [1]
- Braby, M.F. 1997. Occurrence of Eurema alitha (C. & R. Felder) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Australia and its distinction from E. hecabe (Linnaeus). Australian Journal of Entomology 36(2): 153-157 [156]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Extralimital distribution—Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku, other islands), Papua New Guinea, Christmas Island (Aust. Terr.), Philippines, Taiwan.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal
- Indonesia
- Irian Jaya
- Maluku
- Papua New Guinea
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Taiwan
Ecological Descriptors
Larva: herbivore (associated flora: Glycine tabacina (Labill.) Benth. [FABACEAE] Glycine Pea).
Details of nominate subspecies, not present in Australia
Eurema alitha alitha (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
Terias alitha Felder C. & Felder R. 1862. Lepidoptera Nova. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 6: 282–294 [289].
Type data: syntypes whereabouts unknown ♂*; the Felders in the original description did not indicate the number of specimens described, but they indicated that they had described the male.
Type locality: Mindanao, Philippines (designated in original description).
General References
Yata, O. 1995. A revision of the Old World species of the genus Eurema Hübner (Lepidoptera, Pieridae) Part V. Description of the hecabe group (part). Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History 14: 1-54 pls 1-35 [1]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Feb-2023 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 22-Dec-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby (ANU) |
| 13-May-2022 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 26-Feb-2021 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 04-Jun-2020 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Michael Braby |
| 06-Sep-2017 | PAPILIONOIDEA | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2012 | 07-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
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