
SLEEPY ORANGE
Eurema nicippe
Common throughout the states of Alabama and Mississippi, flying nearly all year. Upper surface orange with wide black borders. Lower surface yellow-orange with dark diagonal markings. Markings become darker in fall.





Adult - dorsal
Adult - ventral
Mating Pair
Female Ovipositing
Eggs
Caterpillar
Chrysalis

Adult - ventral
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Slide Show

Late Chrysalis



Egg

Caterpillar beginning to pupate