Sleepy Orange

This was one of those chance photos - I just happened to press the button as it was taking off and got this picture with full spread.

Newly Eclosed Sleepy Orange
I raised this butterfly from a caterpillar that I found on my Cassia. See the Caterpillar section for those photos.

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
This is a first for me. It was smaller than a Sleepy Orange, and a yellowish-white color. It fluttered through my garden, catching my eye, then moved on to the hill on the backside of my yard. It was very interested in the wild pea-family plants on the hill near my garden. That's their larval host plant, so this may be a female. It also enjoyed nectaring on this wild yellow composite flower.

Male Cloudless Sulphur

The male is lighter in color and has fewer markings than the female.

Female Cloudless Sulphur

This is a good contrasting shot to the one above. Not only does she have more prominent spots, she also has a pinkish edge on her wings that the male doesn't have. The leftmost picture below shows one on the pineapple sage - it's a beautiful contrast. The one on the right is a newly eclosed female still clinging to the chrysalis.