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Banded Yellow
Pieter Cramer (1721 - 1776) and Caspar Stoll (between 1725 and 1730 - 1791), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Butterflies & moths

Banded Yellow

Eurema elathea (Cramer, 1777)

Names

EnglishBanded Yellow
Dutch—
SpanishLimoncito de faja
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEurema elathea (Cramer, 1777)

About this species

The Banded Yellow (Eurema elathea) is a species of the family Pieridae. It has been recorded in Suriname 11 times (GBIF), between 2018 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 13 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Para, Sipaliwini and Commewijne.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPieridae
GenusEurema

In Suriname

11Records in Suriname
13iNaturalist observations
2018First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para4
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Commewijne2
  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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