Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Boisduval's Yellow

Eurema boisduvaliana

Spanish: Amarilla de Boisduval

Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Eurema boisduvaliana, or Boisduval's yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Costa Rica north to Mexico. Rare strays may be found in southern Florida, but it is a regular migrant to south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, and southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical forests and forest edges, scrubs, roadsides and pastures.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae
Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,161 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/eurema-boisduvaliana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.