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 13, 2019
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 09, 2019
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Aug 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 28, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2016
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 28, 2019
Observation date: Oct 11, 2016
Submitted by: webielenberg
Region: Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 28, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: philsfotos1
Region: Iosco County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 18, 2019
Submitted by: Alleyton
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 18, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: kmontana001
Region: Gulf County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 16, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jun 05, 2019
Submitted by: kellydfl
Region: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 07, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Howard County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 05, 2019
Observation date: Jun 30, 2019
Submitted by: cosmic_cat
Region: Cherokee County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 03, 2019
Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: Sheilabean
Region: Texas, Tarrant County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 27, 2019
Submitted by: AnnainOK
Region: Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
Observation date: May 23, 2019
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 23, 2019
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: loyallonghorn
Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 13, 2019
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