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Little Yellow (Pyristia lisa), as its name suggests, is a bantam-sized yellow butterfly. This species, like many of its relatives, tends to disperse northwards in late summer. It can be found throughout Maryland, and indeed, there are records from all counties. While its host plants occur widely, and it has been observed ovipositing, successful reproduction has not been confirmed, and it is likely it cannot tolerate the coldest winter temperatures (Butterflies of Maryland: A Biological Summary and Checklist by Lynn Davidson & Richard Smith; Brock & Kaufman 2003; Allen 1997).
Relationships
Prefers senna, especially partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) and sensitive pea (Chamaecrista nictitans) as larval food plants.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pieridae |
| Genus: | Eurema |
| Species: | E. 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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Adult foods
[edit]The adults feed on the nectar of species in the genus Aster.
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "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