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: Aug 07, 2016
Submitted by: gunhilda
Region: Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2016
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
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Observation date: Jul 26, 2016
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Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
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Region: Kankakee County, Illinois, United States
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Verified date: Jul 25, 2016
Observation date: Jul 10, 2016
Submitted by: StaceyTavarez
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 11, 2016
Observation date: Aug 30, 2015
Submitted by: Emily Hjalmarson
Region: Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2016
Observation date: Jul 10, 2016
Submitted by: Chet Gottfried
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2016
Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: Jeff Trahan
Verified date: Jul 09, 2016
Observation date: May 30, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Texas, Wood County, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2016
Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: S. J. Stedman
Verified date: Jul 03, 2016
Observation date: Jul 03, 2016
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Harrison County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jul 03, 2016
Observation date: Jun 13, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 08, 2016
Submitted by: wsllltx
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Jun 16, 2016
Observation date: Jun 05, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 12, 2016
Observation date: Oct 12, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 11, 2016
Observation date: Jul 18, 2015
Submitted by: mhudson26
Region: Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: May 30, 2016
Observation date: Jul 27, 2010
Submitted by: Gordilly
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: May 30, 2016
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: CA Ivy
Region: Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 29, 2016
Observation date: Nov 02, 2015
Submitted by: ncrosbyrd
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 06, 2016
Observation date: Jul 31, 2015
Submitted by: hiker96
Region: Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Mar 01, 2016
Observation date: Oct 07, 2015
Submitted by: yardbird
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 29, 2016
Observation date: Sep 20, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Will Kerling
Verified date: Feb 27, 2016
Observation date: Aug 22, 2015
Submitted by: SkrentnyJeff
Region: Putnam County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 20, 2016
Observation date: Jan 09, 2016
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 11, 2016
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