Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Barred Yellow

Eurema daira

Spanish: Amarilla rayada

Eurema daira, the fairy yellow, barred yellow or barred sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Argentina north to the southern United States. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona, South Dakota, southern Texas and even Washington, D.C.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae

Local records46 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records9,943 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2024 – 2025

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-11-14 — observation by soulbiol
2025-03-12 — observation by shawneen
2025-02-20 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-08 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-04 — observation by zihuadean
2024-11-13 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/eurema-daira/, 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.