Description:
	Small butterfly with a wing span to 1 11/16 inches. The wings are bright yellow-orange, with black borders near the margins, and the undersides have no markings. Females have wider borders and darker markings than males.
Range:
	Widespread in North America; Mexico and Central America.
Habitats:
	Marshes, prairies and gardens.
Nutritional Requirements:
	The caterpillars feed on the leaves of host plants and make nests.
Reproduction:
	The eggs are laid singly on the leaves of the host plant.
Ecology:
	Larvae feed on grasses (Poaceae). Native larval host plants include the cultivated lopsided Indian grass (Sorgastrum secundum), maidencane (Panicum hemitomum) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). Other native host grasses include Brazilian satintail (Imperata brasiliensis), redtop panicum (Panicum rigidulum), and probably common bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilis). Native nectar plants include the cultivated shrub common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) and the wildflowers pickerweed (Pontederia cordata), purple thistle (Cirsium horridulum) and swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata).
Flight:
	Several broods from February to October in South Florida.
Comments:
	For more information and an image, visit the Butterflies and Moths of North America website.