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:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Palustrine:

Riparian

Terrestrial:

Woodland - Hardwood, Woodland - Conifer, Woodland - Mixed, Shrubland/chaparral, Savanna, Grassland/herbaceous, Cropland/hedgerow, Suburban/orchard

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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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

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107534/Abaeis_nicippe/