Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

Order: Lepidopterae Family: Pieridae (pee-AIR-ih-dee) (Info) Genus: Eurema Species: nicippe Profile: 1 positive 1 neutral No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Barling, Arkansas Deer, Arkansas Marion, Arkansas Big Pine Key, Florida Lutz, Florida Melrose Park, Florida Pembroke Pines, Florida Greensboro, North Carolina Watauga, Texas Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Neutral Magpye On Aug 16, 2006, Magpye from NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) wrote: Wing span: 1 3/8 - 2 1/4 inches (3.5 - 5.7 cm). Identification: Upperside of wings orange in both sexes; orange-yellow form rare. Forewing with small black cell spot. Male with sharply defined black borders on outer and costal margins; female borders not so well-defined. In winter form, underside of hindwing is brick red, brown, or tan; in summer form it is orange-yellow. Life history: Males patrol flats and gullies for females. Females lay eggs singly under host plant leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves. Dry season form overwinters and lays eggs in spring. Flight: Four-five flights, all year long, in southern Texas and Deep South. Mid- to late summer in the north. Caterpillar hosts: Cassia species in the pea family (Fabaceae). Adult food: Nectar from many species of flowers, including shepherd's needle (Bidens pilosa). Habitat: Low elevation areas including pine flats, fields, desert scrub, gardens, vacant lots, road edges, and washes. Range: Central America north to along the United States-Mexico border; vagrant to non-mountainous parts of the eastern U. S. south of 40 latitude; rare stray to Ontario, Connecticut, South Dakota, and Colorado. Positive htop On Nov 12, 2006, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: Synonym name is Abaeis nicippe. I don't know which name is the current acceptable name. I have seen Abaeis nicippe listed as the "standard name" with Eurema nicippe then noted as a synonym. The larger number of images appear when searching for Eurema nicippe so perhaps it is the current acceptable name. Another common name for this butterfly is nicippe sulfur.

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