I've been trying to photograph this butterfly for a while now--finally got it on Wednesday at work: I didn't get any shots of his wings open, but they're very bright orange. The undersides are more yellow, as seen in the photos. Any ID help?
Hi, though I have never seen one in nature (only in collections & literature) it sure looks like a Sleepy Orange (Eurema niccepe) to me.I only used Kaufman's Butterfly Guide for this. There is a great LepServ for Texas; see: Birdingonthe.net; Under Mailing Lists click Regional/Specialty, scroll all the way to the bottom to find Butterflies,Bugs; then click on Texas Leps. I am sure you could find many helpers who could help with hard to ID leps. Hope this has been of some help, and I am willing to try to offer any help I can. Hap in New Hope
John--I remember seeing some Clouded Sulphurs in PA, but this guy wasn't just yellow; he was a bright orange--very noticeable, and different from anything I saw up north. Hmmm.....
Ah, HAP! Thanks for your comments. I'll check those links. Thanks!
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Looks like a Sulphur, but I'm sure which species. Orange Sulphurs and Clouded Sulphurs are both pretty common in NJ. Not sure about TX.
Hi, though I have never seen one
in nature (only in collections &
literature) it sure looks like a
Sleepy Orange (Eurema niccepe) to
me.I only used Kaufman's Butterfly
Guide for this. There is a great
LepServ for Texas; see:
Birdingonthe.net; Under Mailing Lists click Regional/Specialty,
scroll all the way to the bottom
to find Butterflies,Bugs; then
click on Texas Leps. I am sure
you could find many helpers who
could help with hard to ID leps.
Hope this has been of some help,
and I am willing to try to offer
any help I can.
Hap in New Hope
Sorry, that should have been
Eurema nicippe (don't get into
many Latin spelling-bees).
Hap in New Hope
John--I remember seeing some Clouded Sulphurs in PA, but this guy wasn't just yellow; he was a bright orange--very noticeable, and different from anything I saw up north. Hmmm.....
Ah, HAP! Thanks for your comments. I'll check those links. Thanks!
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