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has a small, narrow black marking that resembles a closed eye. Contrary to popular belief, its name originates from this wing patterning, rather than its behavior; the butterfly has a very rapid flight pattern when disturbed. The underside of the wings varies seasonally: summer forms are bright
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are spindle-shaped and white in color when first laid, but quickly turn yellow. They are laid on the underside of the leaves of its host plant, often members of the legume family. The
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608:"Florida's Wildflowers & Butterflies | Sleepy Orange"
516:"NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange"
762:. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
748:. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
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1056:IUCN Red List least concern species
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291:For a key to the terms used, see
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632:"Sleepy Orange - Pollinator Web"
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302:having wide black borders. The
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652:Krotzer, Steve and Mary Jane.
334: inches (35–50 mm).
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705:. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
703:Butterflies of North America
293:Glossary of entomology terms
269:United States-Mexico border
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382:Chamaecrista fasciculata
716:James A. Scott (1986).
678:Webmaster, David Ratz.
658:Haysop Hill Photography
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263:. Its range spans from
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390:Chamaecrista nictitans
387:Wild sensitive plant,
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16:Species of butterfly
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267:to north along the
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456:References
350:Life cycle
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304:forewing
285:puddling
261:Pieridae
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