Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe (Cramer, 1779)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
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.
Wing Span: 1 3/8 - 2 1/4 inches (3.5 - 5.7 cm).
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.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Eurema nicippe
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Submitted by: Cekeys
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Oconee County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
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Region: Georgia, Treutlen County, United States
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Region: Florence County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: James Steen
Region: Harvey County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Brooks County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2021
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Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Suffolk, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Nov 10, 2010
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Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: La Paz County, Arizona, United States
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