Eurema alitha explained

Eurema alitha, the scalloped grass yellow, is a butterfly species in the genus Eurema. It was first described as Terias alitha^[1] by father and son entomologists Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862.^[2] It is found in Southeast Asia.

Subspecies

E. a. alitha (Mindanao)
E. a. basilana (Basilan)
E. a. djampeana (Tanah Jampea)
E. a. esakii (Taiwan)
E. a. garama (Sulu Islands)
E. a. gradiens (northern Borneo)
E. a. jalendra (Palawan)
E. a. novaguineensis (Papua, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
E. a. samarana (Samar)
E. a. sanama (Sulu Islands)
E. a. sangira (Sangi)
E. a. zita (Sulawesi)
E. a. lorquini (Sulawesi)

Notes and References

C. & R. Felder . 1862 . Lepidoptera nova . Wiener entomologische monatschrift . 6 . 282–294 .
Web site: Eurema . Funet.fi . 2011-11-25.