No Common Name (Eurema albula [Cramer])
Wing span: 1 1/4 - 2 inches (3.0-5.0 cm).
Identification: Pure white above with black tip to forewing.
Life history: Males patrol in heavy second growth or forest understory, usually in light openings.
Flight: All year in tropical habitats.
Caterpillar hosts: Cassias.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Tropical forests and second growth.
Range: South Texas (rare stray) south through West Indies and mainland tropical America to Brazil.
Conservation: None needed for rare tropical stray.
The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: G-5. Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery
Management needs: None reported.
DeVries, P.J. 1987. The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History, Vol. 1. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 327 pages. Llorente-Bousquets, J.E., L. Onate-Ocana, A. Luis-Martinez, and I. Vargez-Fernandez. 1999. Papilionidae y Pieridae de Mexico: distribucion geografica e ilustracion. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, CONABIO, Mexico D.F., 226 pp.
Author: Paul A. Opler
State and Regional References:
Opler, Paul A. 1999. Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies, revised edition. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. Stanford, R.E. and P.A. Opler. 1993. Atlas of Western USA Butterflies. Privately published, Denver, Colo.