Three-spot Grass Yellow Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Eurema blanda
Family : Pieridae
Order : Lepidoptera
Class : Insecta
Phylum : Arthropoda
Habitat : Grasslands
Description : Wet Form (Male): Yellow upper-side. Forewing has a broad black outer band, while hindwing has a moderately broad black outer band. Underside shows typical wet form markings.
Intermediate Form (Female): Similar to wet form. Forewing with a brown sub-apical patch. Hindwing has a broad black outer band. Underside markings are slightly defined.
Dry Form (Male): Smaller than wet form. Forewing's outer band is narrower with a smaller posterior end. Hindwing has a slender outer band. Underside resembles wet form with a sub-apical patch on forewing.
Extreme Dry Form (Female): Upper-side shows broad black outer band on forewing angling outward from lower median veinlet. Hindwing has a moderately broad outer band. Underside resembles dry form, with a prominent quadrate apical brown patch on forewing.
Intermediate Form (Female): Similar to wet form. Forewing with a brown sub-apical patch. Hindwing has a broad black outer band. Underside markings are slightly defined.
Dry Form (Male): Smaller than wet form. Forewing's outer band is narrower with a smaller posterior end. Hindwing has a slender outer band. Underside resembles wet form with a sub-apical patch on forewing.
Extreme Dry Form (Female): Upper-side shows broad black outer band on forewing angling outward from lower median veinlet. Hindwing has a moderately broad outer band. Underside resembles dry form, with a prominent quadrate apical brown patch on forewing.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Cepora nadina
(Lesser Gull) -
Appias libythea
(Striped Albatross) -
Gandaca harina
(Tree Yellow) -
Appias indra
(Plain Puffin) -
Appias lalage
(Spot Puffin) -
Eurema brigitta
(Small Grass Yellow) -
Pareronia hippia
(Common Wanderer) -
Eurema laeta
(Spotless Grass Yellow) -
Hebomoia glaucippe
(Great Orange Tip) -
Pieris brassicae
(Large Cabbage White)
References:
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.archive.orgphoto credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.
description written by:Zarin Tasnim,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka;information source:IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, www.archive.orgphoto credit & copyright: Syed Abbas,Birdwing,Bangladesh.more information please contact with us.