Eurema blanda, the three-spot grass yellow, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae which is found in Sri Lanka, India and southeast Asia.

Description

Life cycle

Egg Pale yellowish oval-shaped eggs are laid under or upper the leaves and hatch after about three days.

Larva They are light green in color in first instar and they become bright green color in the last instar.

Pupa After 20 days from the hatching, the larva become pupa. Pupae are light green in color and they become butterflies and emerge from the chrysails after a week.

Food plants Caesalpinia mimosoides and Bauhinia purpurea.Kunte, K. (2006). Additions to known larval host plants of Indian butterflies. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 103(1):119-120.

See also List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Pieridae)

Notes

References

External links

"Life cycle of the Three-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)". Nature Magnified. Retrieved July 6, 2016.