Sleepy Orange Butterfly Eurema nicippe. Insect. Photograph taken by the author. Copyright © 2025 Now I Wonder. All rights reserved.

Complete Guide To The Sleepy Orange Butterfly

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Sleepy Orange Butterfly

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How To Identify Sleepy Orange Butterflies

  • Sleepy Orange butterflies are small North Carolina butterflies with wingspans up to 2.2 inches (5.9 cm).
  • Above:
    • Orange wings with wide, irregular black margins.
    • Forewings have a tiny black mark near the center of the leading wing edge.
  • Below:
    • Color varies by season; yellow to tan with faint brown markings.
  • The Sleepy Orange butterfly lives mostly in the eastern half of North Carolina.
    • Look for Sleepy Orange butterflies in open, sunny areas like fields, roadsides, utility easements, and home gardens.

Sleepy Orange Butterfly Classification

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs Butterflies)

Genus

Eurema

Species

E. nicippe

Binomial Name

Eurema nicippe

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