common grass yellow butterflies eurema hecabe sucking water and nutrients from soil pix sanjiv shukla

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Common grass yellow butterflies (Eurema hecabe) sucking water and nutrients from soil : (pix Sanjiv Shukla)

Common grass yellow butterfly (Eurema hecabe), also known as 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.