Eurema lisa
{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Little yellow (Pyrisitia lisa centralis) male underside Belize.jpg
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa, Caves Branch Jungle Lodge, Belmopan, Belize.jpg
| image2_caption = Female
Both P. l. centralis in Belize
| status = G5
| status_system = TNC
| taxon = Eurema lisa
| authority = Boisduval & Le Conte (1829)
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
- Eurema lisa euterpe (Ménétries 1832)
- Eurema lisa centralis (Herrich-Schäffer 1865)
| synonyms = * Pyrisitia lisa Boisduval & Le Conte 1830)
}}
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, 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.
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References
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- {{cite web |title= Species Pyrisitia lisa - Little Yellow |url= http://bugguide.net/node/view/3816 |accessdate=2008-11-19}}
- {{cite web |title= Butterflies and Skippers of North America - Eurema lisa |url= http://nearctica.com/butter/plate5/Elisa.htm |accessdate= 2008-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090106060057/http://www.nearctica.com/butter/plate5/Elisa.htm |archive-date= 2009-01-06 |url-status= dead }}
- {{cite web |title= Species Detail Butterflies and Moths of North America |url= http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1452 |accessdate= 2008-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090505071454/http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1452 |archive-date= 2009-05-05 |url-status= dead }}
- {{cite web |title= Eurema |url= http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/pieridae/coliadinae/eurema/index.html#lisa |accessdate=2008-11-19}}
- F. Martin Brown and Bernard Heineman, Jamaica and its Butterflies (E. W. Classey, London 1972), Plate VI
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Category:Lepidoptera of the United States
Category:Butterflies of Central America
Category:Lepidoptera of Mexico
Category:Pieridae of South America
Category:Butterflies of Jamaica