Attributes of Eurema daira
Barred Yellow
Eurema daira (Godart, 1819)
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Males and females differ; plus 2 seasonal forms. Upperside of male forewing yellow with black bar along inner edge and a large black area at apex. Female varies from yellow to white; forewing with gray-black on apex and black patch on outer edge of hindwing. Summer (wet season) form is smaller with more extensive black areas. Underside hindwing of summer form is satiny white; that of winter form is brick red or tan with two small black spots in cell. In southern Florida, some individuals have white hindwings.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 5/8 inches (3.2 - 4.1 cm).
Life History: Males patrol open areas for females. Females lay single eggs on the terminal growth of host plants. Caterpillars eat leaves. Non-reproductive dry season adults overwinter.
Flight: Throughout the year in the Deep South, late summer and fall as vagrant.
Caterpillar Hosts: Pencil flower (Stylosanthes biflora), joint vetches (Aeschynomene species), and other plants in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from a great variety of flowers including joint vetches and shepherd's needle.
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical dunes, pastures, open pine woods.
Range: Argentina north to the United States Deep South; stray to southern Arizona, South Dakota, South Texas, and Washington, D. C.
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 fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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January 18, 2012 | jomarlin | Sarasota County, Florida, United States | February 27, 2012 | Details |
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September 05, 2011 | Wibada | St Lucie County, Florida, United States | September 11, 2011 | Details |
| May 08, 2011 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Hale County, Alabama, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details | |
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November 11, 2010 | mellielong | Hillsborough County, Florida, United States | May 19, 2011 | Details |
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December 01, 2010 | afleishman | Sonora, Mexico | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| March 22, 2011 | legacy.reporter (Wayne Barger and Brian Holt) | Pike County, Alabama, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 21, 1992 | legacy.reporter (B. Grooms) | Dare County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Moore County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Polk County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Avery County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gaston County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Martin County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (GSMNP) | Swain County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Wake County, North Carolina, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 08, 1010 | legacy.reporter (Wayne Barger and Brian Holt) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 12, 2010 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| October 19, 2009 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | August 04, 2010 | Details | |
| October 19, 2009 | John Saba (John Saba) | Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States | January 06, 2010 | Details | |
| February 15, 2009 | legacy.reporter (John Koerner) | Dixie County, Florida, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| September 05, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Lisa Keppner) | Washington County, Florida, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| September 30, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Lisa Keppner) | Bay County, Florida, United States | October 13, 2009 | Details | |
| August 19, 2009 | legacy.reporter (Doug Mullins & John Saba) | Cochise County, Arizona, United States | September 24, 2009 | Details | |
| February 28, 2009 | legacy.reporter (James Monroe) | St Lucie County, Florida, United States | April 01, 2009 | Details | |
| November 12, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Waddy Thompson) | Hendry County, Florida, United States | January 28, 2009 | Details | |
| September 10, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Sara Bright/Paulette Haywood Ogard) | Shelby County, Alabama, United States | October 24, 2008 | Details | |
| August 20, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Dennis M. Forsythe) | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| October 21, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Garner) | Alachua County, Florida, United States | July 10, 2008 | Details | |
| August 16, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Jeff Garner) | Alachua County, Florida, United States | July 10, 2008 | Details | |
| September 02, 2006 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 14, 2007 | Details | |
| May 29, 2006 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 14, 2007 | Details | |
| May 29, 2006 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry) | Hale County, Alabama, United States | December 14, 2007 | Details | |
| June 05, 2006 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 14, 2007 | Details | |
| September 30, 2006 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Chanry) | Bibb County, Alabama, United States | December 14, 2007 | Details | |
| May 21, 2005 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Covington County, Alabama, United States | December 14, 2007 | Details | |
| August 15, 2004 | vitaly charny (Vitaly Charny) | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 12, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1970 | legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection) | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | December 10, 2007 | Details | |
| September 15, 2006 | mikechapman (Mike Chapman) | Glynn County, Georgia, United States | November 27, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 17, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 16, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| October 15, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Mike Overton, Paul Opler) | Tamaulipas, Mexico | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| June 26, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Rose Payne) | Georgia, Talbot County, United States | August 30, 2007 | Details | |
| July 15, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Michael Beohm) | Georgia, United States, Upson County | August 30, 2007 | Details | |
| June 25, 2006 | legacy.reporter (James Flynn) | Georgia, Troup County, United States | July 18, 2007 | Details | |
| August 14, 2004 | legacy.reporter (James Flynn) | Decatur County, Georgia, United States | June 08, 2007 | Details | |
| August 14, 2004 | legacy.reporter (James Flynn) | Brooks County, Georgia, United States | May 24, 2007 | Details |
