Eurema irena
Eurema irena is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is endemic to Sulawesi.[2]
| Eurema irena | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. messalina |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurema messalina Corbet & Pendlebury, 1932[1] | |
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Taxonomy
Eurema irena was treated as a subspecies of Eurema simulatrix, but formally raised to full species status by Yata in 1994.
References
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- Eurema, Site of Markku Savela
- The butterflies of Sulawesi: annotated checklist for a critical island fauna
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