Small Grass-yellow Eurema smilax
Wingspan: 30-33 mm
Distribution: Across all Australian States except Tasmania
Sighted at Claire Cottage: August - June.
Wingspan: 30-33 mm
Distribution: Across all Australian States except Tasmania
Sighted at Claire Cottage: August - June.
The Small Grass-yellow is a tiny butterfly as illustrated here by its comparison to the clover flower it is feeding on. The damaged hindwing clearly shows the upper surface of the other hindwing lacks any black edging as occurs on the slightly larger Large Grass-yellow.
Senna acclinis grows in the Bellinger Valley (Photograph by Ross Macleay)
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Eggs of the Small Grass-yellow that laid on our potted Senna acclinis
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Small Grass-yellow Eurema smilax
Wingspan: 30-33 mm
Sighted at Claire Cottage: August - June
Distribution: Found in all Australian States except Tasmania
Butterfly Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval food plants:
Larval Food Plants in our property:
None grew naturally on our property but we introduced Senna acclinis and it is thriving here.
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to May
Status Dorrigo Plateau: common
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
Habitat: Inhabits a wide variety of habitats across Australia.
Items of Interest: We observed female Small Grass-yellows laying eggs on our then potted Senna acclinis in early November 2016.
Last autumn sighting - Dorrigo Plateau: 03/05/18, 01/07/20, 12/05/21
Wingspan: 30-33 mm
Sighted at Claire Cottage: August - June
Distribution: Found in all Australian States except Tasmania
Butterfly Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: Every month of the year except July
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: Often seen on Plateau.
Larva Sightings:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: None to date
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
Larval food plants:
- CLAIRE COTTAGE: CAESALPINIACEAE - Senna acclinis,
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: (as for Claire Cottage)
- ELSEWHERE: (as for Dorrigo Plateau plus) CAESALPINIACEAE - Senna artemisioidea, S. coronilloides, S, gaudichaudii, S, odorata, S. petiolaris, S. surattensis, *S. alata, *S. auriculata, *Cassia fistula, Neptunia gracilis, N. monosperma.
Larval Food Plants in our property:
None grew naturally on our property but we introduced Senna acclinis and it is thriving here.
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: Thought to be September to May
Status Dorrigo Plateau: common
Flight habit: Throughout the day.
Habitat: Inhabits a wide variety of habitats across Australia.
Items of Interest: We observed female Small Grass-yellows laying eggs on our then potted Senna acclinis in early November 2016.
Last autumn sighting - Dorrigo Plateau: 03/05/18, 01/07/20, 12/05/21
