Eurema simulatrix

Changeable grass yellow
	Dorsal view (specimen)
	E. s. tecmessa, Thailand
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. simulatrix
Binomial name
	Eurema simulatrix; (Semper, 1891)
Synonyms
	Terias simulatrix Semper, 1891; Terias tecmessa de Nicéville & Martin, [1896]; Terias hecabe grandis f. sarinoides Fruhstorfer, 1910; Eurema simulatrix tecmessa f. stockleyi Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932;

Eurema simulatrix, the changeable grass yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Burma to Sundaland, Cambodia and the Philippines.^[2] The habitat consists of secondary or disturbed habitats including forest clearings, roadsides and riverbanks, parks and gardens.^[3]

The length of the forewings is 21–26 mm (0.83–1.02 in) for males and 19–25 mm (0.75–0.98 in) for females.^[4] Adults have two cell spots on the underside of the forewings and a large, almost cleft, reddish-brown apical spot on the forewing.^[5]

Subspecies[edit]

The following subspecies are recognised:^[1]

E. s. simulatrix (Philippines: Mindanao)
E. s. princessae Morishita, 1973 (Palawan)
E. s. tecmessa (de Nicéville & Martin, [1896]) (southern Burma, Peninsular Malaya, southern Thailand, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo) – de Nicéville's grass yellow
E. s. sarinoides (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Sikkim to Burma, northern Thailand, Laos) – scarce changeable grass yellow
E. s. littorea Morishita, 1968 (Langkawi)
E. s. inouei Shirôzu & Yata, 1973 (Thailand, Cambodia, Indo-China)
E. s. tiomanica Okubo, 1983 (Tioman)

Eurema irena is sometimes treated as a subspecies of Eurema simulatrix.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
^ The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna
^ Butterflies of Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo
^ "A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Eurema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
^ "Butterfly Circle". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-10-14.

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[funet-1] Eurema, Site of Markku Savela

[sulawesi-2] The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna

[learn-3] Butterflies of Thailand, Malaysia & Borneo

[tax-4] "A Taxonomic Study of the Genus Eurema Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-14.

[circle-5] "Butterfly Circle". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-10-14.

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