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Sleepy Orange

Abaeis nicippe

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Illustration of Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)

The Sleepy Orange is a small, vivid orange sulphur with a distinctive small black diagonal bar on the underside forewing that resembles a closed eye — inspiring its common name. It is multi-brooded and common in fields and roadsides across the South, migrating northward in summer. The dry-season form is more heavily mottled below than the wet-season form.

Habitat
Open roadsides, scrubby fields, and disturbed areas
Diet
Larvae: senna and cassia plants. Adults: nectar
How common
Common

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