Eurema lisa

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.

Eurema lisa
Male
Female Both P. l. centralis in Belize
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Eurema
Species:	E. lisa
Binomial name
Eurema lisa Boisduval & Le Conte (1829)
Subspecies
Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétries 1832) Eurema lisa centralis (Herrich-Schäffer 1865)
Synonyms
Pyrisitia lisa Boisduval & Le Conte 1830) Xanthidia lisa (Boisduval & Le Conte 1829)

Description

Eurema lisa museum specimens

The wingspan is between 32 and 44 mm, 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.

Range and habitat

The little yellow lives as far south as Costa Rica north through southern portions of the United States, they can be seen throughout much more of the United States but this is due to seasonal colonization from the south. Within their range they can be seen in open areas, most commonly old fields.

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. During warm days males patrol for females so they can mate. Females lay eggs singly on the midveins of their host plant.

Larval foods

• Cassia fasciculata
• Cassia nicitans
• Mimosa strigillosa

Adult foods

The adults feed on the nectar of species in the genus Aster.

References

• "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