Mimosa Yellow Sulphur - (Pyrisitia nise)

The Mimosa Yellow Sulphur is a small butterfly that prefers the forest to open fields.

Staff Writer (1/24/2014): The Mimosa Yellow closely resembles the Barred Yellow Sulphur, which lacks dark dots that the Mimosa Yellow has. It also looks like the Little Yellow Sulphur, which has a pair of black dots at the base of its hindwing as well as near the tip. Mistaking it for one of these isn't unusual. Shades of light pink may be visible on the hindwings.

The Mimosa Yellow Sulphur's range is rather small and it rarely strays from it. They can be found in forests as opposed to open fields and meadows like other butterflies. Thanks to the warm weather, it can produce up to 4 generations in one year. The larvae feed on mimosa plants.

©2005-2017 www.InsectIdentification.org. All Rights Reserved. No Reproduction Permitted. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from www.InsectIdentification.org is strictly prohibited. Material presented throughout this website is for entertainment value and should not to be construed as usable for scientific research or medical advice (insect bites, etc...). Please consult licensed, degreed professionals for such information. Email corrections / Comments to InsectIdentification at Gmail dot com.

Details of the:
Mimosa Yellow Sulphur

Category: Butterfly or Moth
Common name: Mimosa Yellow Sulphur
Scientific Name: Pyrisitia nise

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Pieridae

Genus: Pyrisitia

Species: nise

Size (Adult, Length): 18mm to 30mm (0.71in to 1.18in)

Identifying Colors: yellow; black; brown; pink

Additional Descriptors: flying

North American Reach (Though Not Limited To*): Alabama; Florida; Georgia; Louisiana; Mississippi; Texas; Mexico

* Keep in mind that an insect's reach is not limited by lines on a map and therefore may appear in areas/regions/states beyond those listed above.

BUGFINDER: What Kind of Bug is This...

BUGFINDER allows for a quick search of the Insect Identification database by selecting primary color, secondary color, number of legs and the territory / state in question. If only one color is present on your insect, select it again as its SECONDARY color. Remember that the more details you can offer, the better your chances of finding a match. As a rule of thumb, six legs are typical for most insects whereas spiders generally have eight legs.

Primary Color:

Secondary Color:

Number of Legs:

State / Province:

General Category: