Small White Grass Yellow

Description:

These smallish butterflies are characterised by having yellow or white uppersides, with dark apical markings. The forewings have a strongly curved costa and in most species the apex is squarish. In the majority of species the hindwings are rounded, but some including salome, mexicana and arbela have the termen projected to a point.

Habitat:

It is found in rain forests and deciduous forest of Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, at elevations between about 200-800 m.