TL: Jamaica (200 - 1800 m.)
29-51 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name
EnglishMimosa Yellow
EspañolLimoncito del nordeste
EspañolLimoncito Dos Puntos
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Mimosaceae Mimosa
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Eurema nise Cramer, 1775
- Pyrisitia nise is a member of the clade Eurema pyrisitia:
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Species Author Pyrisitia chamberlaini (A. Butler, 1898) Pyrisitia dina (Poey, 1832) Pyrisitia euterpiformis (Munroe, 1947) Pyrisitia leuce (Boisduval, 1836) Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & Leconte, [1830]) Pyrisitia messalina (Fabricius, 1787) Pyrisitia nise (Cramer, 1775) Pyrisitia portoricensis (Dewitz, 1877) Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775) Pyrisitia pyro (Godart, 1819) Pyrisitia venusta (Boisduval, 1836)
- Links
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Language Website Authors
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland
North American Moth Photographers Group
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