Mexican Yellow
(Eurema mexicana)
The Mexican Yellow is a rare stray to Wisconsin. In Ebner’s 1970 Butterflies of Wisconsin this species was listed as being captured only twice in Wisconsin, once in 1926 and again in 1958. Since then, it has been recorded from only two other counties.
Identifying characteristics: Above it is a yellow to cream, less than two inches in wingspan, Sulphur with a dark border that is similar to the border of the Southern Dogface but with the snout of the dog replaced by what resembles a beak. The hindwings of the Mexican Yellow come to a defined point, unlike all other Wisconsin Sulphurs. Below the wings are mainly yellow with a variable number of scattered small spots.
Similar species: Unlike any of the other Wisconsin Sulphurs.
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Mexican Yellow
Eurema mexicana