• Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
    Eurema Nicippe - Will Minor Butterfly Collection (E747)
Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection
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Will Minor Butterfly Collection ➔ Sleepy Orange (Butterfly) - Will Minor Collection

Historical artifact -- Specimen, Animal
Identifier:
E747
Description

Female sleepy orange (Abaeis nicippe) - a species of butterfly - specimen, pressed inside of an almost flat, rectangular, plastic container. There is a raised "bubble" in the center of the plastic that houses the body of the specimen.

Original label identifies specimen as “[Female] Eurema Nicippe” - an outdated scientific name - and suggests that it was collected in Inglewood, California. 

 


 
Content Date:
October 13 1938
Related collection
Will Minor Butterfly Collection Will Minor donated a somewhat large lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, etc.) collection. All of the specimens were donated under different accession/lot numbers. This collection was created to make accessing these artifacts easier. 
Related person
Will Minor (was used by)
Related place
Los Angeles County (Collected at)