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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows (Pieridae) » Sulphurs and Yellows (Coliadinae) » Abaeis » Sleepy Orange - Hodges#4242 (Abaeis nicippe)
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Very worn Coliadinae sp. - Abaeis nicippe
Copyright © 2011 CircusCyaneus

Very worn Coliadinae sp. - Abaeis nicippe
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
June 20, 2011
I usually see a sulfur and "think cloudy thoughts," but this one looked like it'd pose for a picture. I don't see the white wing spots I'd expect for a "cloudy" sulfur, so I'm not sure what to make of it. Is there enough left of this one for an ID?! It looks like even the tip of one of the antennae is broken off.
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Contributed by CircusCyaneus on 23 June, 2011 - 8:35am
Last updated 20 November, 2012 - 2:06pm

Moved
Moved from Sulphurs and Yellows.

Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) is correct.
… Marcel Such, 6 October, 2011 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

Perhaps
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)

or
Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
… Kelly Fiegle, 23 June, 2011 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

 
Those were the two ...
... I was leaning towards, but it's not Little Yellow. It lacks the two basal black spots on the hind wing. I think I like Sleepy Orange, but I'm definitely not certain. Thanks!
… CircusCyaneus, 23 June, 2011 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

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