Interactive Butterfly CD
Butterflies of the
Carolinas & Virginias

Sleepy Orange,
Eurema nicippe

Size: Wingspan is 1 3/8 to 1 7/8 inches.

Similar Species:
Orange Sulphur

Habitat: Widely found in all types of open areas and cultivated fields of North Carolina.

Abundance: Common to abundant in most of the state and uncommon in the mountains.

Flight Period: Flies from early March until late November.

Comments:
The top photo was taken on the Durham Butterfly Count in Durham Co., NC on August 17, 2002. The second photo was taken in Calhoun Co., SC on October 25, 2002. The third photo was taken in Orange Co., NC on October 05, 2003. The bottom photo was taken in Orange Co., NC on July 27, 2002.

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