| Eurema hecabe
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| Bangalore, India
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| E. h. solifera Ghana
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Family:
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Pieridae
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| Genus:
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Eurema
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| Species:
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E. hecabe
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| Binomial name
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Eurema hecabe
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| Synonyms
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- Papilio hecabe Linnaeus, 1758
- Terias hecabe
- Terias solifera Butler, 1875
- Terias bisinuata Butler, 1876
- Terias chalcomiaeta Butler, 1879
- Terias dentilimbata Butler, 1879
- Terias bewsheri Butler, 1879
- Terias orientis Butler, 1888
- Terias aethiopica Trimen & Bowker, 1889
- Terias butleri Trimen & Bowker, 1889
- Terias floricola f. parva Rothschild, 1921
- Terias brenda ab. alba Dufrane, 1945
- Terias brenda ab. subalba Dufrane, 1945
- Terias floricola ab. alba Dufrane, 1945
- Terias brenda ab. maureli Dufrane, 1947
- Terias hecabe senegalensis f. continua Storace, 1949
- Terias hecabe f. napia Stoneham, 1957
- Terias hecabe f. neria Stoneham, 1957
- Terias maroensis Butler, 1883
- Terias biformis Butler, 1884
- Terias latilimbata Butler, 1886
- Terias hecabe borneensis Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Terias amplexa Butler, 1887
- Terias mandarina de l'Orza, 1869
- Terias photophila Butler, 1884
- Terias diversa Wallace, 1867
- Terias hecabe oeta Fruhstorfer, 1910
- Terias phoebus Butler, 1886
- Eurema hecabe var. kerawara Ribbe, 1898
- Eurema hecabe var. magna Ribbe, 1898
- Terias contubernalis Moore, 1886
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Eurema hecabe, the common grass yellow, is a small pierid butterfly species found in Asia, Africa and Australia. They are found flying close to the ground and are found in open grass and scrub habitats. It is simply known as "the grass yellow" in parts of its range; the general term otherwise refers to the entire genus Eurema.