Eurema desjardinsii marshalli - Angled grass yellow

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Cleveland Dam, Harare.

Species details:

Notes: Easily distinguished from other species in the genus by the distinctly angled or "elbowed" hindwing.
Distribution: Widespread and common through the eastern parts of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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Fabaceae subfamily CaesalpinioideaeChamaecrista mimosoides (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Eurema desjardinsii marshalli.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400040, retrieved 15 July 2025

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