Eurema blanda blanda - Boisduval 1836    The Three-Spot Grass Yellow

Species details :There are seven members of the Eurema genus on Samui. They are all very similar, and it is nearly impossible to identify most of them on the wing. The main differences between the species are a) the number of spots in the underside forewing cell, combined with b) the shape of the upperside forewing black markings and c) the shape of the apical area markings on the forewing underside. As the English name suggests, this species should be looked for on grasslands, and other open spaces.

This species is of medium size, has three cell spots, with the black forewing border deeply excavated.

A very common species on Samui.

Early Stages         : Known. More detailed life history information is available from the following resources: S. Igarishi - Life Histories of Asian Butterflies, Volume.2 , Page 373.

Larval Foodplant : A wide range of plants. Species of Apocynaceae, Mimosaceae, Caesapliniaceae and Papilionaceae.

Range                    : Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Other subspecies throughout Asia from Sri Lanka in the South-West to Japan in the North and New Guinea to the East.