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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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Observation date: Oct 06, 2020
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Observation date: Mar 04, 2021
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Region: Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
Observation date: Feb 23, 2021
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Feb 26, 2021
Observation date: Nov 12, 2003
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Texas, Kerr County, United States
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Verified date: Feb 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 14, 2020
Submitted by: JudyDarby
Region: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Feb 21, 2021
Observation date: Mar 23, 2019
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Hampton County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Feb 14, 2021
Observation date: Sep 24, 2016
Submitted by: Irvine
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2017
Submitted by: Jim_Gant777
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2017
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
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Verified date: Jan 08, 2021
Observation date: Dec 19, 2017
Submitted by: AEH
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: chuck.schussman
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2017
Submitted by: krobra
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 10, 2018
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: krobra
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: dmalmquist
Region: Virginia, York County, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: EddieGarrity
Region: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 04, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: Oct 15, 2016
Submitted by: MRough
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 02, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Apr 05, 2020
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Frederick County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: EddieGarrity
Region: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: c4c
Region: Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: drerbium
Verified date: Dec 30, 2020
Observation date: Dec 28, 2020
Submitted by: Roy Cohutta
Region: Dougherty County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Dec 29, 2020
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