Little Yellow (Eurema lisa) aka (Pyrisitia lisa)

Abundance varies by year for this species in NC. It's probably mostly a migrant but it's breeding status in NC is uncertain. Can be found from spring nearly till winter, but it's most commonly seen after mid-summer. Uncommon to common in the coastal plain and sandhills, generally becoming less common as you go North & West. Long treated as a member of the genus Eurema), recent taxnomic revision suggests placing this species into the genus Pyrisitia.

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
Dare Co., NC
1 June 2007

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa), mated pair
Chatham Co., NC
20 Oct 2005

	Photographed at 1/1000 sec in flight to show uppersides of wings Chatham Co., NC 20 Oct 2005


Chatham Co., NC 26 Sep 2004	Chatham Co., NC 20 Oct 2005


Durham Co., NC 30 Oct 2003	Hoke Co., NC 12 Sep 2004

Note two black dots near the base of the hindwing

Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa lisa)
[formerly Eureme lisa lisa]
Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 04

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Created on ... November 27, 2003 | Updated on ... June 6, 2007 | jspippen@duke.edu