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: May 30, 2020
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 30, 2020
Observation date: May 18, 2020
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 29, 2020
Observation date: Apr 18, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 29, 2020
Observation date: May 09, 2020
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Georgia, Screven County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 27, 2020
Observation date: May 19, 2020
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: May 19, 2020
Observation date: May 03, 2020
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe (Donna W Forsythe)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: May 04, 2020
Observation date: Apr 27, 2020
Submitted by: texastrock
Region: Comal County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 04, 2020
Observation date: Mar 12, 2020
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 24, 2020
Observation date: Apr 23, 2020
Submitted by: Diane R Halpin
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 23, 2020
Observation date: Mar 16, 2020
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Culberson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Mar 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Mar 11, 2020
Observation date: Nov 21, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Nov 21, 2006
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 07, 2020
Observation date: Jan 09, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Texas, Zapata County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 20, 2020
Observation date: Nov 19, 2019
Submitted by: Dcbrown
Region: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 02, 2020
Observation date: Dec 28, 2019
Submitted by: robert.emond
Region: Columbia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 30, 2019
Observation date: Dec 24, 2019
Submitted by: Rundontwalk
Region: Brown County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 30, 2019
Observation date: Dec 13, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Herrmann
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Dec 15, 2019
Observation date: Nov 23, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Nov 26, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Nov 24, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Nov 24, 2019
Observation date: Nov 04, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Oct 27, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 10, 2019
Observation date: Nov 04, 2019
Submitted by: Thomlinson
Region: Texas, Tyler County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 09, 2019
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