Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe
Summary 7
The Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae.
North american ecology (us and canada) 8
Resident throughout southern US with migratory expansion in much of the US (Scott 1986). Habitats areTROPICAL TO LOWER AUSTRAL ZONE OPEN AREAS. Host plants are usually herbaceous with most known hosts largely restricted to one genus, Cassia, in LEGUMINOSAE. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as adults. There are multiple flights each year with the approximate flight time JUL15-SEP1 in the north and all year in the southern part of the range (Scott 1986).
Sources and Credits
- (c) Ken Slade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/10789832@N00/4041053062
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Coliadinae/Abaeis_nicippe/1_Abaeis_nicippe_egg_on_Senna_covesii_USA_AZ_Pima_Co_Tucson_08-V-2010.JPG
- (c) pbedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7249/7735338604_a8be137d76_b.jpg
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Coliadinae/Abaeis_nicippe/3_Abaeis_nicippe_early_instar_on_Senna_covesii_USA_AZ_Pima_Co_Tucson_08-V-2010.JPG
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Coliadinae/Abaeis_nicippe/5_Abaeis_nicippe_pentultimate_instar_on_Senna_covesii_USA_AZ_Pima_Co_Tucson_08-V-2010.JPG
- (c) Jim P. Brock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://butterfliesofamerica.com/images/Pieridae/Coliadinae/Abaeis_nicippe/8_Abaeis_nicippe_nicippe_pupa_USA_AZ_Pima_Co_Tucson_16-V-2010.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaeis_nicippe
- (c) Leslie Ries, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19605535
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CalPhotos
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- Pacific Northwest Moths
