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Common name: Sleepy Orange
Scientific name:
Abaeis nicippe
(Cramer, 1779)
Class:
Insecta
(Insects)
Order:
Lepidoptera
(Butterflies, Skippers, and Moths)
Family:
Pieridae
(Whites and Sulphurs)
Synonyms:
Other common names:
Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Palustrine:
Riparian
Terrestrial:
Woodland - Hardwood, Woodland - Conifer, Woodland - Mixed, Shrubland/chaparral, Savanna, Grassland/herbaceous, Cropland/hedgerow, Suburban/orchard
Ecological systems and subsytems (
about
):
Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G5
Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).
State conservation status rank:
SNRN
Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed (a migratory animal which does not breed in New York).
Federal protection:
Not Listed
State protection:
Not Listed
Not listed or protected by New York State.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
N: Do not track
More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107534/Abaeis_nicippe/