Bug FAQDina Yellow
Pyrisitia dina · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pieridae
The dina yellow butterfly (Eurema dina) belongs to the Pieridae family and has a wingspan of about 32 to 57 mm. It lives from Panama up through southern Florida, where adults can be seen flying all year, and occasional strays appear in southern Texas and Arizona in the fall. Adults sip nectar from Lantana, milkweed and small-flowered asters, while the caterpillars feed on Alvaradoa amorphoides in Florida and on Picramnia species further north.
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Size
Its wingspan ranges from 32 to 57 mm (about 1.3 to 2.2 in).
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Where it lives
Adults are on the wing year-round in southern Florida.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes Panama through southern Florida in the United States.
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Lookalikes
Eurema dina is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, which helps distinguish it from other yellow butterflies in different families.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Arizona, Kansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do adult dina yellows eat?
Adults sip nectar from Lantana, milkweed (Asclepias) and small-flowered asters.
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Where is the dina yellow found?
Its range extends from Panama north to southern Florida, with occasional strays farther north.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Pieridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurema_dina
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