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''Pyristia nise'', formerly known as ''Eurema nise'', the Mimosa Yellow, is a butterfly in the Pieridae family. It is found from Argentina north to the Texas Gulf Coast and southern Florida. It is an occasional stray to central Texas and south-eastern Arizona and rarely to southern California, southern Colorado and Kansas. The habitat consists of brushy woodland edges.〔(Butterflies and Moths of North America )〕 The wingspan is . Both sexes are yellow. The upperside of the forewing has narrow black outer edges. Black margins of the hindwing are uncommon in males, but always absent in females. Adults are on wing from May to August in southern Florida, September to November in southern Texas and all year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar.〔 The larvae feed on ''Mimosa pudica''.〔 ==Subspecies== The following subspecies are recognised:〔 ''Pyrisitia nise nise'' (Jamaica) ''Pyrisitia nise stygma'' (Boisduval, 1836) (Peru, Ecuador) ''Pyrisitia nise tenella'' (Boisduval, 1836) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Argentina, Paraguay) ''Pyrisitia nise larae'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) (Cuba) ''Pyrisitia nise nelphe'' (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico, Panama) ''Pyrisitia nise floscula'' (Weeks, 1901) (Bolivia, Argentina, Peru) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pyrisitia nise」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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