Eurema lisa
| Eurema lisa | |
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| Female Both P. l. centralis in Belize | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. lisa |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurema lisa | |
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Eurema lisa, commonly known as the little yellow, little sulphur or little sulfur, is a butterfly species of subfamily Coliadinae that occurs in Central America and the southern part of North America.
Description
The wingspan is between 32 and 44 mm,[2] not to be confused with the sleepy orange that is large and orange not yellow. The dorsal view of the forewing has a broad dark margin and the hindwing's ventral view has two basal blacks spots. Females have a white morph (alba).[3] Males reflect ultraviolet.[3]
Range and habitat
The little yellow lives in the southern United States and as far south as Costa Rica and the Antilles.[3] They can seasonally colonize the northern United States (and as far north as Quebec). Migration to Bermuda occurs, but it is not established. Within their range they can be seen in open areas, most commonly old fields.[3]
Life cycle
In the southern part of its range there can be up to five broods per year, while in the northern range there are between one and three.[2] During warm days males patrol for females so they can mate.[3] Females lay eggs singly on the midveins or rachis of their host plant.[3]
Larval foods
Source:[3]
- Cassia fasciculata
- Cassia marilandica
- Cassia occidentalis
- Cassia nictitans
- Amphicarpa
- Desmanthus
- Glycine (in Puerto Rico)
- Mimosa pudica (in Antilles)
- Mimosa strigillosa
Adult foods
The adults feed on the nectar of species in the genus Aster.[2]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Little Yellow Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & Leconte, [1830]) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scott, James A. (1986). The butterflies of North America: A natural history and field guide. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2013-4.
- "Species Pyrisitia lisa - Little Yellow". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- "Butterflies and Skippers of North America - Eurema lisa". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- "Species Detail Butterflies and Moths of North America". Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- "Eurema". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, Jamaica and its Butterflies (E. W. Classey, London 1972), Plate VI