Eurema alitha

(Eurema alitha)

Description

Eurema alitha, the scalloped grass yellow, is a butterfly species in the genus Eurema. It was first described as Terias alitha by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pieridae

Genus:Eurema

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