Wednesday, 20 December 2023

20-12-2023 NEMASI, GAMBIA - MELAGASI GRASS YELLOW BUTTERFLY (Eurema floricola)

Eurema floricola, the Malagasy grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and on Madagascar, the Comoros, Mauritius, RĂ©union and the Seychelles. Its habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone.

The larvae feed on Desmanthus virgatus, Caesalpinia bonducella, Leucaena glauca, Mimosa and Entada species.


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