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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Observation date: May 10, 2017
Submitted by: Nature_Texas
Region: Caldwell County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 20, 2017
Submitted by: Bill Wright_Texas
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 30, 2017
Observation date: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Camden County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 27, 2017
Observation date: Sep 10, 2016
Submitted by: dlkriensky
Region: Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Jul 27, 2017
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: lawandasmithmobley
Region: Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 24, 2017
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: cblazo
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Jul 23, 2017
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: Kankakee County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: Doug Taron
Verified date: Jul 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 08, 2017
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Anderson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 14, 2017
Observation date: Jul 06, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 10, 2017
Observation date: Jun 13, 2017
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 14, 2017
Observation date: Jun 13, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jun 14, 2017
Observation date: Jun 10, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 12, 2017
Observation date: May 29, 2017
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 29, 2017
Observation date: May 23, 2017
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: May 24, 2017
Observation date: Sep 25, 2016
Submitted by: mothman27
Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: May 05, 2017
Observation date: Oct 25, 2016
Submitted by: KBWarden
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Mar 19, 2017
Observation date: Jan 23, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 03, 2017
Observation date: Jan 19, 2017
Submitted by: raven10322
Region: Martin County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jan 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 14, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy (Jon Ivy)
Region: Adair County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 15, 2017
Observation date: Dec 31, 2016
Submitted by: Redheart Canyonlands
Region: Bandera County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 06, 2017
Observation date: Oct 07, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Gregg County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 12, 2016
Observation date: Oct 12, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Dec 08, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Goliad County, Texas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Nov 18, 2016
Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: randimal
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 08, 2016
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