Eurema brigitta senna
No Brand Grass Yellow
Family: | Pieridae |
Subfamily: | Coliadinae |
Genus | Eurema |
Species: | brigitta |
Subspecies: | senna |
Common Name: | No Brand Grass Yellow |
Wingspan: | 36-40 mm |
Life History: | complete |
Extant in countries: | •Singapore |
Hostplants: |
Description
"The underside forewings are without cell spots. Upperside forewing black apical border serrated, but not more deeply excavated in spaces 2 and 3" - source: Corbet & Pendlebury Edn 4 page 98.
Females are slightly more unique in that the yellow colour of the hindwings are lighter than the forewings on the undersides, as can be seen in one of the sample photos. The males' undersides are unicolourous as with the other species of this genus.
Habitat & Habits
To be detailed.
Other Observations
To be detailed.
Early Stages
Please refere to the Butterflycircle's blog article - Life History of the No Brand Grass Yellow.
Further Reading
Another new discovery on Oct 2006. The initial shot of a male Eurema sp. shot on 7 Oct 06 at an open wasteland are in the northern part of Singapore, proved to be something different after all.
After a voucher specimen was taken for further scrutiny. It was found to be a re-discovered Eurema brigitta senna, a species which had been missing from the Singapore Checklist as it was not sighted until now.
For comparison to other look-alike Grass Yellow species, please refer to this blog article - The Grass Yellows of Singapore Part 1.