
Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe
Abaeis nicippe

7-26-06 summer form. Falcon Heights, TX. ©Berry Nall or as stated
Note: In some references this butterfly may be listed under its former scientific name, Eurema nicippe.
Life History of Sleepy Orange
Host plants recorded
in Texas' lower Rio Grande Valley:
- Dwarf Senna, Senna pumilio
- Flowery Senna, Senna corymbosa
- Lindheimer's Senna, Senna lindheimeriana
- Twinleaf Senna, Senna bauhinoides
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4
3
2
1
0
(in Starr Co, 4 yrs of data)
Explanation of sightings data
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Month
Per month:
1 seen
2 seen
>2 seen
Explanation of sightings data
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