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: Nov 04, 2019
Submitted by: Thomlinson
Region: Texas, Tyler County, United States
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Verified date: Nov 09, 2019
Observation date: Oct 17, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
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Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Allendale County, South Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
Observation date: Oct 27, 2019
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 28, 2019
Observation date: Oct 24, 2019
Submitted by: storolaf
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Oct 25, 2019
Observation date: Jul 18, 2019
Submitted by: Nancy Witthuhn
Region: Ness County, Kansas, United States
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Verified date: Oct 22, 2019
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Verified date: Oct 14, 2019
Observation date: Jul 20, 2019
Submitted by: COA1955
Region: Morgan County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Oct 10, 2019
Submitted by: williampaulwhite17
Region: Dallas County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 13, 2019
Observation date: Sep 30, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 10, 2019
Observation date: Oct 01, 2019
Submitted by: Jay Brasher
Region: Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 10, 2019
Observation date: Oct 05, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Marion County, United States
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Verified date: Oct 05, 2019
Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 01, 2019
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: Alpa6c
Region: Houston County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 01, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Calhoun County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 22, 2019
Submitted by: Joe C Adams
Region: Georgia, White County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 22, 2019
Submitted by: montejosh
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: GLG
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Otero County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2019
Submitted by: thomass
Region: Columbia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: fye.sydney@gmail.com
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 10, 2019
Observation date: Sep 05, 2019
Submitted by: gblkrum
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
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