Description:
	Medium sized butterfly with a wingspan up 3 1/8 inches. The upper surface of the male is lemon yellow with no markings and the female is yellow or white in color. The outer edges of the wings have irregular black borders, the upper forewing has a dark spot, and the underside has 2 pink-edged silver spots.
Range:
	Southern United States, West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Wide range of habitats, including forests and open, disturbed sites.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Caterpillars feed on the leaves of the host plants.
Reproduction:
	Eggs are laid singly on the young leaves or flower buds of the host plants.
Ecology:
	Native larval host plants include the cultivated shrubs Bahama senna (Senna mexicana var. chapmanii) and privet senna (Senna ligustrina) and the cultivated wildflowers Deering partridge-pea (Chamaecrista deeringiana) and partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata). Other native larval host plants include the weedy hairy sensitive-pea (Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera) and the critically imperiled sensitive-pea (Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans). The larvae also feed on exotic trees and shrubs including candlestick plant (Senna alata) and glossy shower (Senna surattensis), and the exotic, weedy large herb coffee senna (Senna occidentalis).
Flight:
	All year in South Florida.