Caterpillar defoliating Serianthes nelsonii saplings

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One of four Serianthes nelsonii saplings, growing at the UOG Yigo Ag. Expt. Stn., was defoliated by small caterpillars. These are almost definitely Euremia blanda, the large grass yellow, which is currently very abundant. According to Schreiner and Nafus (1997)[1], "... it seriously defoliates the endangered tree species Serianthes nelsonii."

References

  1. I. Schreiner and Nafus, D. M., Butterflies of Micronesia. Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Guam, 1997.
Classification: 
Eurema blanda (Taxonomy), Serianthes nelsonii (Plant Taxonomy)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith