Small Grass-yellow
Eurema smilax smilax
Also called Australian Yellow Butterfly, Bordered Sulphur
Eurema smilax smilax is a subspecies of the Small Grass-yellow (Eurema smilax), a butterfly found in Australia, in the family Pieridae, the whites and yellows. Its caterpillars are known to feed on 10 plants, including Cassia fistula, Senna retusa and Senna coronilloides. This page has 8 photos of its life cycle (final instar caterpillars, pupae and adults) by Bob Miller.
Life cycle of the Small Grass-yellow
Small Grass-yellow caterpillars (final instar)
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Small Grass-yellow pupae
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Small Grass-yellow adults
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Female, underside
Photos by Bob Miller. Free to use for any purpose (CC0). Select a photo to enlarge it or download the original. Using these photos. Add your own photo of this butterfly.
Caterpillar food plants
10 known food plants for this species.