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: Nov 04, 2016
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Nov 05, 2016
Observation date: Nov 02, 2016
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Nov 02, 2016
Observation date: Oct 28, 2016
Submitted by: S. J. Stedman
Region: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Oct 31, 2016
Observation date: Oct 03, 2015
Submitted by: Keri Anne
Region: Russell County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Oct 26, 2016
Observation date: Sep 19, 2016
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
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Verified date: Oct 26, 2016
Observation date: Oct 23, 2016
Submitted by: Stylurus
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Oct 24, 2016
Observation date: Oct 15, 2016
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Oct 16, 2016
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Marion County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 14, 2016
Observation date: Oct 07, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Little River County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Oct 08, 2016
Observation date: Sep 08, 2016
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 08, 2016
Observation date: Sep 26, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 03, 2016
Observation date: Sep 23, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Sep 26, 2016
Observation date: Sep 25, 2016
Submitted by: wildman
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 19, 2016
Submitted by: lilkriskattn
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 20, 2016
Observation date: Sep 02, 2016
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 16, 2016
Observation date: Aug 27, 2016
Submitted by: Allen Gathman
Region: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 15, 2016
Observation date: Jul 25, 2016
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 13, 2016
Observation date: Sep 04, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Obion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Sep 12, 2016
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Houston County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Sep 07, 2016
Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: Karen Adams
Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 05, 2016
Observation date: Sep 03, 2016
Submitted by: hunter58
Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 04, 2016
Observation date: Jul 13, 2016
Submitted by: dpgbfly1
Region: Isanti County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 19, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: Melinda Fawver
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2016
Observation date: Aug 13, 2016
Submitted by: Julsmder
Region: Jasper County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 13, 2016
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