''Eurema leuce'', the Hall's sulphur, is a

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in the family

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. It is found on the

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and in

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, Colombia, and

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. The length of the forewings is 17–21 mm for males and females. Adults have been recorded feeding on ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.The butterflies of Hispaniola
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Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised: *''E. l. leuce'' (Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul, Uruguay) *''E. l. circumcincta'' (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Pará) *''E. l. athalia'' (C. & R. Felder,

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(Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad) *''E. l. flavilla'' (Bates, 1861) (Brazil: Amazonas), Peru) *''E. l. memulus'' (Butler, 1871) (Haiti) *''E. l. antillarum'' (Hall, 1936) (St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Puerto Rico) Pyrisitia leuce m.jpg, Male. ventral view Pyrisitia_leuce_f_dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view Pyrisitia_leuce_f_ventral.jpg, Female, ventral view

References

leuce Pieridae of South America Lepidoptera of the Caribbean Lepidoptera of Brazil Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Venezuela Fauna of the Amazon Butterflies described in 1836 Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval {{Pieridae-stub