Barred Yellow
Eurema daira (Godart, 1819)
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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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 297 verified sightings
Observation date: Feb 09, 2017
Submitted by: scfl47
Region: Indian River County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 15, 2017
Observation date: Jun 22, 2012
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Feb 10, 2017
Observation date: Jan 20, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 27, 2017
Observation date: Jan 01, 2017
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 08, 2017
Observation date: Mar 28, 2016
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 05, 2017
Observation date: Dec 14, 2016
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 20, 2016
Observation date: Dec 15, 2016
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 20, 2016
Observation date: Nov 16, 2016
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2016
Observation date: Nov 27, 2016
Submitted by: totonka
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2016
Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: totonka
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2016
Observation date: Nov 06, 2016
Submitted by: totonka
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2016
Observation date: Nov 26, 2016
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 27, 2016
Observation date: Nov 19, 2016
Submitted by: jwunder3
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 22, 2016
Observation date: Nov 06, 2016
Submitted by: hunter58
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 10, 2016
Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: Nancy Hamlett
Region: Escambia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 08, 2016
Observation date: Oct 23, 2016
Submitted by: the janitors kid
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 25, 2016
Observation date: Dec 01, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 08, 2016
Observation date: Mar 20, 2016
Submitted by: DBMACLEAN
Region: Citrus County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 23, 2016
Observation date: Jan 16, 2016
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 29, 2016
Observation date: Nov 19, 2015
Submitted by: Marcinak
Region: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 31, 2015
Observation date: Dec 09, 2015
Submitted by: plex1ppus
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 31, 2015
Observation date: Dec 01, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015
Observation date: Dec 01, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015
Observation date: Nov 17, 2015
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
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