smkbhatt's Identifications

Name of species- Eurema andersoni MOORE, 1886
Common Name- One-spot Grass Yellow
Family- Family - PIERIDAE,subfamily - COLIADINAE
Photo taken on- 10 Oct,2015
At- Kulish Smiriti Van,Jaipur,Rajasthan
Description- one of the most common butterflies . This is likely due to its many host plants being common in the wild or widely cultivated and other public areas. The adults can be seen fluttering tirelessly in parks, wastelands and even  urbanised areas. They regularly visit flowers for nectar and puddle on wet grounds for minerals.The eggs are laid singly on a leaf/leaflet of the host plant. The spindle shaped egg is laid standing at one end with a length of about 1.2-1.3mm.The egg takes about 2.5-3 days to hatch. After hatching, the young caterpillar eats the empty egg shell for its first meal, and then moves on to eat the leaf lamina for subsequent meals.