Eurema laeta (Boisduval, 1836) - Spotless Grass Yellow

Subspecies in India

(1) Eurema laeta laeta (Boisduval, 1836) – Indian Spotless Grass Yellow
(2) Eurema laeta sikkima Moore, 1906 – Sikkim Spotless Grass Yellow

Conservation and Special status

This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT
Andhra Pradesh1311
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT11
Daman & Diu UT
Delhi2164
Goa
Gujarat11212
Haryana12
Himachal Pradesh11
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand11
Karnataka845416144131011
Kerala11113411
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh312931
Maharashtra13357932314372111
Manipur21
Meghalaya1
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry UT
Punjab
Rajasthan11
Sikkim11
Tamil Nadu11
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh2113
Uttarakhand141
West Bengal2
Total279111916991340693831

Cassia fistula, Chamaecrista pumila (Fabaceae).

Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(4): 11495–11550.

For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Eurema laeta (Boisduval, 1836) – Spotless Grass Yellow. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/eurema-laeta, accessed 2024/12/05.