Attributes of Abaeis nicippe
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.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 05, 2012 | Everlast | Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States | May 16, 2012 | Details |
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April 20, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Hardy County, West Virginia, United States | April 26, 2012 | Details |
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April 08, 2012 | Cheryl Jennings | Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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January 02, 2012 | cfhayes | Liberty County, Georgia, United States | March 26, 2012 | Details |
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March 10, 2012 | Ken Cheeks | Richmond County, Georgia, United States | March 26, 2012 | Details |
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January 21, 2012 | Nancee Cobb | Washington County, Florida, United States | February 27, 2012 | Details |
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February 04, 2012 | Nancee Cobb | Washington County, Florida, United States | February 27, 2012 | Details |
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December 31, 2011 | boyd | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | January 17, 2012 | Details |
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September 11, 2011 | CNoll | Richmond City County, Virginia, United States | January 16, 2012 | Details |
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December 03, 2011 | Nancee Cobb | Bay County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 09, 2003 | cyric | Leon County, Florida, United States | December 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | rseidler | Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
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November 19, 2011 | Nancee Cobb | Bay County, Florida, United States | November 20, 2011 | Details |
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October 22, 2011 | Tonia Graves | Pima County, Arizona, United States | October 29, 2011 | Details |
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October 16, 2011 | stephen stedman | Putnam County, Tennessee, United States | October 17, 2011 | Details |
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October 16, 2011 | curtis.lehman | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 16, 2011 | Details |
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October 08, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Fayette County, Tennessee, United States | October 14, 2011 | Details |
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October 07, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Perry County, Tennessee, United States | October 09, 2011 | Details |
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September 22, 2011 | rconnorsphoto | Hickman County, Tennessee, United States | September 30, 2011 | Details |
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June 29, 2006 | rseidler | Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States | September 09, 2011 | Details |
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August 30, 2011 | jarap | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | September 06, 2011 | Details |
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August 22, 2011 | Naseem Reza | Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States | August 25, 2011 | Details |
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September 15, 2010 | RaisingButterflies.org | Pima County, Arizona, United States | August 24, 2011 | Details |
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August 09, 2011 | Nancy Weiss | Albemarle County, Virginia, United States | August 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | stephen stedman | Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States | August 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 12, 2011 | curtis.lehman | Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States | August 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 13, 2011 | KarenL | Williamson County, Tennessee, United States | August 15, 2011 | Details |
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August 14, 2011 | Doug Bruce | Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States | August 15, 2011 | Details |
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July 10, 2011 | S R Butcher | Trumbull County, Ohio, United States | July 12, 2011 | Details |
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June 08, 2007 | paladino | Chester County, South Carolina, United States | June 14, 2011 | Details |
| March 12, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| March 13, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| March 19, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Lawrence County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| April 10, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 06, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Dallas County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 07, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Jefferson County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| May 22, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
| June 19, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Deering, Mark) | Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| February 25, 2004 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Bernardino County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1941 | legacy.reporter (Hessel) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1955 | legacy.reporter (Hessel) | Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 02, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Lawrence County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 09, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 24, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| July 24, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Perry County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 13, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 14, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 21, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 27, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Colbert County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 29, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details |
