Eurema leuce explained

Eurema leuce, the Hall's sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found on the West Indies and in Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, and Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 17–21 mm for males and females. Adults have been recorded feeding on Bidens pilosa, Tournefortia hirsutissima, and Croton barahonensis.^[1]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• E. l. leuce (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay)
• E. l. circumcincta (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará)
• E. l. athalia (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad)
• E. l. flavilla (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Amazonas), Peru)
• E. l. memulus (Butler, 1871) (Haiti)
• E. l. antillarum (Hall, 1936) (St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=hL2JlqVLuP4C&pg=PA167 The butterflies of Hispaniola