Little Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & Leconte, [1830])
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Identification: Upperside of male forewing yellow with wide black apex. Hindwing with black border. Female yellow or white (rare) with black borders. Both sexes with small black spot in forewing cell.
Wing Span: 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches (3.2 - 4.4 cm).
Life History: Males patrol for females during warm daylight hours. Females lay eggs singly on midveins or between leaflets of host plant leaves.
Flight: Four-five flights in South Texas and the Deep South; 1-3 flights in northern part of range, from late spring to early fall.
Caterpillar Hosts: Partridge pea (Cassia fasciculata) and wild sensitive plant (C. nicitans) in the pea family (Fabaceae).
Adult Food: Nectar from flowers in the aster family (Asteraceae) including goldenrods and asters.
Habitat: Dry, open areas including roadsides, sandy fields, abandoned fields, along railroad tracks, and occasionally open woods.
Range: Resident in Costa Rica north to South Texas and the Deep South; seasonally colonizes most of eastern United States and west to eastern South Dakota, central Nebraska, and eastern New Mexico.
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.
Alternate Scientific Names:
Eurema lisa
Pyrisitiapyrisitia lisa
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Oct 08, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Marion County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 18, 2018
Observation date: Oct 13, 2018
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 16, 2018
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: tnjbodker
Region: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 11, 2018
Observation date: Sep 30, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 30, 2018
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Miller County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 24, 2018
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 06, 2018
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 21, 2018
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Sep 21, 2018
Observation date: Sep 13, 2018
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Clark County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 15, 2018
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: WWRauscher
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 12, 2018
Observation date: Oct 14, 2016
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 07, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 25, 2018
Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 24, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Aug 23, 2018
Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
Observation date: Nov 08, 2013
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 07, 2018
Observation date: May 26, 2018
Submitted by: ltjeffers
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 01, 2018
Observation date: May 26, 2018
Submitted by: tmurr1225
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 26, 2018
Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: KS bird-man
Region: Saline County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 24, 2018
Observation date: Feb 26, 2018
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 23, 2018
Observation date: Sep 09, 2017
Submitted by: Debo Boddiford
Region: Bulloch County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 12, 2018
Observation date: Jan 29, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Feb 08, 2018
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