Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mimosa Yellow

Eurema nise

Pyrisitia nise, the mimosa yellow, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Argentina north to the Texas Gulf Coast and throughout central and southern Florida, northward to the Tennessee Valley. 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. Most often recorded in Mar, Oct, Feb, Dec.

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Pieridae

Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records4,584 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2019 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-03-10 — observation by shawneen
2025-03-04 — observation by shawneen
2025-02-22 — observation by zihuadean
2024-10-31 — observation by zihuadean
2023-12-22 — observation by zihuadean
2022-10-23 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/eurema-nise/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.