Little Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & Leconte, [1830])
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Upperside of male forewing yellow with wide black apex. Hindwing with black border. Female yellow or white (rare) with black borders. Both sexes with small black spot in forewing cell.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.4 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm daylight hours. Females lay eggs singly on midveins or between leaflets of host plant leaves.
Flight: Four-five flights in South Texas and the Deep South; 1-3 flights in northern part of range, from late spring to early fall.
Caterpillar Hosts: Partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata) and wild sensitive plant (C. nicitans) in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers in the aster family (Asteraceae) including goldenrods and asters.
Habitat: Dry, open areas including roadsides, sandy fields, abandoned fields, along railroad tracks, and occasionally open woods.
Range: Resident in Costa Rica north to South Texas and the Deep South; seasonally colonizes most of eastern United States and west to eastern South Dakota, central Nebraska, and eastern New Mexico.
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.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Eurema lisa
Pyrisitiapyrisitia lisa
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Observation date: Jan 07, 2019
Submitted by: eattaway92
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 29, 2024
Observation date: Sep 23, 2023
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Adams County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 14, 2024
Observation date: Nov 08, 2023
Submitted by: Janet Ruth
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 13, 2023
Observation date: Oct 07, 2023
Submitted by: Alison Davies
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Oct 11, 2023
Observation date: Sep 25, 2023
Submitted by: Christinalea
Region: Texas, Wichita County, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 28, 2023
Observation date: Aug 19, 2023
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Butler County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2023
Observation date: Sep 02, 2023
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Pasco County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 05, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2023
Submitted by: henryr10
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2023
Observation date: Feb 25, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 25, 2023
Observation date: Aug 06, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 08, 2023
Observation date: Jul 08, 2023
Submitted by: Cascade Colors
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 13, 2023
Observation date: Jul 08, 2023
Submitted by: Dobber31
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2023
Observation date: Jul 03, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jul 03, 2023
Observation date: May 12, 2023
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 13, 2023
Observation date: Apr 22, 2023
Submitted by: mikeminium
Region: Hopkins County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 28, 2023
Observation date: Apr 12, 2023
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 20, 2023
Observation date: Apr 05, 2023
Submitted by: polylepis
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 06, 2023
Observation date: Mar 28, 2023
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Pinellas County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 29, 2023
Observation date: Nov 19, 2022
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Nayarit, Mexico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Feb 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: Markus M
Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 25, 2023
Observation date: Dec 25, 2022
Submitted by: Charlie Doggett
Region: Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Jan 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 09, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: San Salvador, The Bahamas
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 11, 2023
Observation date: Jan 20, 2012
Submitted by: yamixpr
Region: Puerto Rico
Verified by: Paul Prappas
Verified date: Dec 09, 2022
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