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little yellow
Pyrisitia lisa
Identification: Wingspan 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches. Upperside of male forewing yellow with wide black apex. Hindwing with black border. Female yellow or white (rare) with black borders. Both sexes with small black spot in forewing cell.
Habitat: Dry, open areas including roadsides, sandy fields, abandoned fields, along railroad tracks, and occasionally open woods.
Garden Habit: Males patrol for females during warm daylight hours. Females lay eggs singly on midveins or between leaflets of host plant leaves.
Host Plants: Members of the pea family including wild false indigo, partridge pea and wild sensitive plant in the pea family.
Identification: Wingspan 1 1/4 - 1 3/4 inches. Upperside of male forewing yellow with wide black apex. Hindwing with black border. Female yellow or white (rare) with black borders. Both sexes with small black spot in forewing cell.
Habitat: Dry, open areas including roadsides, sandy fields, abandoned fields, along railroad tracks, and occasionally open woods.
Garden Habit: Males patrol for females during warm daylight hours. Females lay eggs singly on midveins or between leaflets of host plant leaves.
Host Plants: Members of the pea family including wild false indigo, partridge pea and wild sensitive plant in the pea family.